White phosphorus consists of a molecule made up of four phosphorus atoms. It burns in pure oxygen to produce tetraphosphorus decaoxide. A 1.00 g piece of phosphorus is burned in a flask filled with 2.60 x 1023 molecules of oxygen gas. What mass of tetraphosphorus decaoxide is produced?

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White phosphorus consists of a molecule made up of four phosphorus atoms. It burns in pure oxygen to produce tetraphosphorus decaoxide. A 1.00 g piece of phosphorus is burned in a flask filled with 2.60 x 1023 molecules of oxygen gas. What mass of tetraphosphorus decaoxide is produced?

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