What is the molar quantity of a $20*g$ mass of citric acid, whose formula mass is $C_6H_8O_7$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-12T07:51:41

Approx. $0.1$ $mol$ .

We divide mass by molar mass to get an answer in moles:

$(20.0*g)/(192.12*g*mol^-1)$ $=$ $??mol$

What is the molar quantity of a 20*g20*g mass of citric acid, whose formula mass is C_6H_8O_7C_6H_8O_7?