Chemistry, asked by n9ahhimshal, 1 year ago

The hormone, thyroxine is secreted by the thyroid gland, and has the formula: C15H17NO4I4. How many milligrams of iodine can be extracted from 15.0 grams of thyroxine?

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Answered by sharinkhan
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molar mass of C15H17NO4I4 is 773. 
molar mass of I=126 

773gr thyroxine ~ 126x4 gr I 
15gr ~ x 

x= (15 x 126 x 4)/773
=9.78 gr
= 9780 mg 
Answered by Anonymous
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Explanation:

 Thyroxine has a formula of C15H11I4NO4 , and a molar mass of 776.86⋅g⋅mol−1 . Almost 10⋅g iodine are present in the sample.

9780 mg

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