Question

a person adds 2.31 grams of sugar in order to sweeten is the number of carbon atoms added are ________


4.8 × 10^ 22
3.6 ×10^23
6.022 ×10^23
4.2× 10^23​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sugar is nothing but sucrose, which has a formula of C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ and a molecular weight of 342.

number of moles of sucrose in 1.71 grams = 0.005

1 mole of sucrose contains Avogadro number(6 x 10²³) of sucrose molecules.

As each molecule of sucrose has 12 carbon atoms,

1 mole of sucrose contains 12( 6 x 10²³) of carbon atoms.

Therefore 0.005 moles of sucrose contains 0.005 x 12( 6 x 10²³)

                                                                 = 3.6 x 10²² atoms of carbon are                                                                         added

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