Information Contained in the Chemical Formula of Glucose C6H12O6 ( M = 180.16 g/mol)
Oxygen (O)
Mass/mole of
compound
6 atoms
96.00 g
Table 3.2
Carbon (C)
Hydrogen (H)
Atoms/molecule
of compound
Moles of atoms/
mole of compound
Atoms/mole of
compound
Mass/molecule of compound
6 atoms
12 atoms
6 moles of atoms
12 moles of atoms
6 moles of atoms
6 (6.022 x 1023) atoms
12 (6.022 x 1023) atoms
6 (6.022 x 1023) atoms
6 (12.01 amu) = 72.06 amu
12 (1.008 amu) = 12.10 amu
6 (16.00 amu) = 96.00 amu
72.06 g
12.10 g
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