How many molecules of ascorbic acid (vitamin C,C_6H_8O_6)are in a 500 mg tablet?

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2020-11-29

How many molecules of ascorbic acid (vitamin C,C6H8O6)are in a 500 mg tablet?

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Nathalie Redfern

Nathalie Redfern

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Convert 500mg to g by dividing by 1000 which is .5g. now divide by the molar mass which is roughly 176. by doing this you get 2.84103 moles, then multiply by 6.021023 (avogadros number) =1.7091021 molecules.

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