Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
The mass percent of nitrogen in caffeine has to be calculated.
Concept Introduction:
It is a way of representing the concentration of an element in a compound or a component in a mixture. Mass percentage is calculated as the mass of a component divided by the total mass of the mixture, multiplied by
(a)
Explanation of Solution
The molecular formula of caffeine is
Mass of nitrogen per mole of
Mass of one mole
Mass percent of Nitrogen:
(b)
Interpretation:
The number of caffeine molecule that the student ingested has to be calculated.
(b)
Explanation of Solution
The molecular formula of caffeine is
Mass of one mole
Amount of caffeine is given as
The number of molecules can be calculated as shown:
(c)
Interpretation:
The number of carbon atoms in the given mass of caffeine has to be calculated.
(c)
Explanation of Solution
The molecular formula of caffeine is
Mass of one mole
Amount of caffeine is
The number of carbon atoms can be calculated as shown,
(d)
Interpretation:
An
(d)
Explanation of Solution
The molecular formula of caffeine is
Mass of one mole
Amount of caffeine is
Concentration in
Compare the concentrations, using a ratio:
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