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GATE BT 2017 | Question: 46

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If the chemical composition of proteins in an organism is $CH_{1.5}O_{0.3}N_{0.3}S_{0.004}$, the mass percentage of carbon in the protein is __________

Given data: Atomic weights $(Da)$ of $C=12, H=1, O=16, N=14$, and $S=32$.

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