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Conversion from weight percent to For mixtures where weights are given in % or fraction

Insert correct values in rows 6, 8 and 13


Atomic Mass--------> Material---------------> C 12 O 16 N 14 Al 27

Amount by Weight----> Amount normalized----> normalized Atomic percent

------------------------------------Percent Content-----------------------------2 2 2 2 24 32 28 54 1.667E-01 22.447 1.250E-01 16.835 1.429E-01 19.241 7.407E-02 9.977

Provision is made for nine different elements within a sample. You M The values shown in ROWS 6 and 8 are used only as an example. Yo wish to calculate. Since the measurements are all based on the total amount in the sam the method divides each weight percent by the atomic weight of t The sum of these atomic concentrations represents 100 percent of th and there is no volume size represented. Atomic percent is then calculated (ROW 17) using each ROW 16 valu Cell M17 just checks for consistency (100%) by adding all of the atom

Note that if any element appears more than once, the atomic fraction

ight percent to atomic percent n % or fraction of each compound, select the tab for CONVERSION FOR
Put zero amounts for columns not used
24 Mg Ti 48 Na 23 Ta 181 183.9 W Total

ntent-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 2 2 2 2 18 48 96 46 362 367.8 1057.8 8.333E-02 11.224 4.167E-02 5.612 8.696E-02 11.712 1.105E-02 1.488 1.088E-02 1.465 7.425E-01 100.000

in a sample. You MUST put zero values in ROW 13 for any columns (D thru L) which are not as an example. You must insert the correct atomic mass and element symbol for each of th

l amount in the sample adding up to 100 percent, atomic weight of that element, thus giving a number proportional to the number of atoms pr ts 100 percent of the atoms present (CELL M16). Since the values are normalized, the result

each ROW 16 value (X 100 for percent) divided by the total quantity(CELL M16). dding all of the atomic percent values.

the atomic fractions for all duplicate entries must be added together to get the real total.

VERSION FOR COMPOUND MIXTURES

L) which are not used. bol for each of the elements you

mber of atoms present ( ROW 16). malized, the results are relative,

the real total.

Conversion from weight percent to atom For simple Element Mixtures, Select Tab fo
Insert correct values in rows 6, 8, 14 and 18
Atomic Mass--------> Material---------------> 1 Si 2 28 O 2 16 Al 3 27 O 16

------------------------------------Percent Content-------------------------------------------Group ------------------------> Si1O2 Al2O3 Atoms per Molecule -----> 1 2 2 3 Atomic fraction---------------------------> 0.33333333 0.66666667 0.4 0.6 Nucleon Weight-----------------------> 28 32 54 48 Compound Total-------------------------> 60 102 Compound Quantity by weight-----> 73 2 Normalized Atomic Quantity----> 1.217E+00 2.433E+00 3.922E-02 5.882E-02

Atomic percent
Compound Atomic Percent

25.020
75.060

50.040

0.806
2.016

1.210

In the example, Oxygen is repeated for each compound. The total Oxygen pe

Provision is made for eight different element groups within a sample. Entrie The values shown in ROWS 6, 8, 14 and 18 are used only as an example. You must insert the correct atomic mass, element symbol, atomic quantit (the cells shown in green). The example shows 73 weight % of SiO2, 2 weight % of Al2O3, 13 weight % Since the measurements are all based on the total amount in the sample add the method divides each weight percent by the atomic weight of that elem You can allow for single-element fractions by entering ATOMS PER MOLECU

The sum of these atomic concentrations represents 100 percent of the atoms and there is no volume size represented. Atomic percent is then calculated (ROW 20) using each ROW 19 value (X 100 Cell T20 just checks for consistency (100%) by adding all of the atomic perce

ght percent to atomic percent for 2-element compound mixtures xtures, Select Tab for ELEMENT MIXTURE
Put zero amounts for columns not used
23 Na 2 1 O 1 16 Mg 1 24 O 1 16 Ca 1 40 O 0 0 16 0 0

8, 14 and 18

ent-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent Content-------------------Na2O1 Mg1O1 Ca1O1 00 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.66666667 0.33333333 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 0 46 16 24 16 40 16 0 0 62 40 56 0 13 4 8 4.194E-01 2.097E-01 1.000E-01 1.000E-01 1.429E-01 1.429E-01 0.000E+00 0.000E+00

8.624
12.936

4.312

2.056
4.113

2.056

2.938
5.876

2.938

0.000
0.000

0.000

und. The total Oxygen percent is the total of all O entries, i.e. 50.040 + 1.210 + 4.312 + 2.056 +

s within a sample. Entries are customized for two-element compounds. only as an example. t symbol, atomic quantity and compound weight for each of the elements you wish to calcula

ht % of Al2O3, 13 weight % of Na2O, 4 weight % of MgO, and 8 weight % of CaO mount in the sample adding up to 100 percent, omic weight of that element, thus giving a number proportional to the number of atoms pres ng ATOMS PER MOLECULE as zero in the column for the second element.

100 percent of the atoms present (CELL T19). Since the values are normalized, the results a

ach ROW 19 value (X 100 for percent) divided by the total quantity(CELL T19). ng all of the atomic percent values.

mixtures

0 Total

Percent Content-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 320 0 0 0.000E+00 0.000E+00 0.000E+00 0.000E+00 4.863E+00

0.000
0.000

0.000

0.000
0.000

0.000

100.000
100.000

1.210 + 4.312 + 2.056 + 2.938 = 60.556 %

nts you wish to calculate.

number of atoms present ( ROW 19).

malized, the results are relative,

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