General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07351-124-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-124-5

Chapter 2 - Atoms and the Periodic Table - Problems - Page 67: 2.38

Answer

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Work Step by Step

a. $K_2Cr_2O_7$ K (potassium): 2 Cr (chromium): 2 O (oxygen): 7 Total atoms per formula unit: 2 + 2 + 7 = 11 b. $C_5H_8NNaO_4$ C (carbon): 5 H (hydrogen): 8 N (nitrogen): 1 Na (sodium): 1 O (oxygen): 4 Total atoms per formula unit: 5 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 19 c. $C_{10}H_{16}N_2O_3S$ (vitamin B₇, biotin) C (carbon): 10 H (hydrogen): 16 N (nitrogen): 2 O (oxygen): 3 S (sulfur): 1 Total atoms per formula unit: 10 + 16 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 32
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