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Oseltamivir,
a. What is the empirical formula of oseltamivir?
b. What is the mass percent composition of oseltamivir?
c. If black spheres are carbon atoms, white spheres are hydrogen atoms, and red spheres are oxygen atoms, what is the molecular formula of shikimic acid?
d. How many moles of shikimic acid are contained in 130 g of shikimic acid?
e. How many capsules containing 75 mg of oseltamivir could be produced from 155 g of star anise?
f. How many grams of C are in one dose (75 mg) of oseltamivir?
g. How many kilograms of oseltamivir would be needed to treat all the people in a city with a population of 500 000 people if each person consumes two oseltamivir capsules a day for 5 days?
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