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sir ather3
May 12, 2008, 12:12 AM
How much C atoms in 1.6 mol of (C3H6O)
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Please do not give the anser to this question? All I want is the mahthmatical formular to work it out.

Capuchin
May 12, 2008, 12:26 AM
You know how many molecules are in a mole, how many moles you have, and how many carbon atoms are in a molecule. So by dimensional analysis you can see that

No.\ of\ C\ atoms = \frac{C\ atoms}{molecule}*\frac{molecules}{mol}*mol