A sample of chloroform is found to contain 12.0 g of carbon, 106.4 g of chlorine, and 1.01 g

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A sample of chloroform is found to contain 12.0 g of...

A sample of chloroform is found to contain $12.0 \mathrm{~g}$ of carbon, $106.4 \mathrm{~g}$ of chlorine, and $1.01 \mathrm{~g}$ of hydrogen. If a second sample of chloroform is found to contain $30.0 \mathrm{~g}$ of carbon, what is the total mass of chloroform in the second sample?

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