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CALCULATING FORMULAS



Problem
 

1. 

1. Acetylsalicylic acid, C9H8O4, (aspirin) is one of the most commonly used pain relievers. A typical aspirin tablet contains 500 mg of acetylsalicylic acid. How many moles of acetylsalicylic acid are there in a typical tablet?
 

2. 

Aspartame, C14H18N2O5, is an artificial sweetener marketed as Nutra-Sweet. How many molecules are there in 10 grams of aspartame?
 

3. 

A compound containing only nitrogen and oxygen is 30.4% N; the molar mass of the compound is 92 g. What is the empirical formula of the compound? What is the molecular formula of the compound?
 

4. 

A compound contains only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Combustion of 10.68 g of the compound yields 16.01 g of carbon dioxide and 4.37 g of water. The molar mass of the compound is determined to be 176 g. Determine the molecular formula of the compound.
 

5. 

Calculate the percent of N in the aspirin substitute, acetaminophen, C8H9O2N.
 



 
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