How many moles of potassium ions are in 360. g alum?    (b) What is the mass % S in alum (to 3 significant figures)?    (c) What is the maximum amount of alum (in metric tons) that can be prepared from 12.6 metric tons of scrap aluminum

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One useful method for recycling scrap aluminum converts some of it to common alum [potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate, KAl(SO4)212 H2O], an important dye fixative and food preservative.(a) How many moles of potassium ions are in 360. g alum?
  
(b) What is the mass % S in alum (to 3 significant figures)?
  
(c) What is the maximum amount of alum (in metric tons) that can be prepared from 12.6 metric tons of scrap aluminum (1 metric ton = 1000 kg)?
  

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