Chapter 3, Problem 3.25QP

(a)

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Interpretation: The moles of oxygen in $1.50\text{mol}$ of the given compounds are to be calculated.

Concept introduction: A mole of a substance is the quantity of a substance which contains the same number of particles as the number of carbon atoms in exactly 12 grams for the carbon-12 isotopes. A mole of particles contains Avogadro’s number $\left(6.022\times {10}^{23}\right)$ of particles.

To determine: The moles of oxygen in $1.50\text{mol}$ of Glycine.

(b)

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To determine: The moles of oxygen in $1.50\text{mol}$ of Lysine.

(c)

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To determine: The moles of oxygen in $1.50\text{mol}$ of Asparagines.