the coal sample being used in this experiment is assumed to have 3% sulfur in its composition. what percent of sulfate is present in the coal samples

The percent of sulfate is present in the coal samples is 0.999%.

Explanation:

Given: Percentage of sulfur present = 3%

In , the percentage by weight of Sulfur is calculated as follows.

This means that the amount of only sulfur present in in the sample is as follows.

Thus, we can conclude that percent of sulfate is present in the coal samples is 0.999%.