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Mjdog
Oct 9, 2011, 06:12 PM
Novacain which contains carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen is 12% nitrogen. If novacain contains two nitrogen atoms per molecule, what is the molecular weight of novocain?

taxesforaliens
Oct 9, 2011, 09:11 PM
Did you try Google?

Unknown008
Oct 11, 2011, 09:01 AM
12% nitrogen means that 12% of its mass is nitrogen.

Since you know the atomic mass of a nitrogen atom, you should know how much mass the two atoms of nitrogen have together.

Then, use proportions:
12% -> ? g
100% ->?? g

That would be the molecular weight of novacain or novocain whatever it's called.