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How many molecules are in 40 grams of water?

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To do this, we will do some simple conversions.

First, find the amount of grams in one mol of H2O.

Per hydrogen atom, there will be about 1 gram. Per oxygen molecule, there will be about 16 grams.

1 x 2 + 16 x 1 = 18 grams per mole.

Then we will find home many moles we have.

40/18 = 20/9 moles

Because there are 6.022 E23 (Avogadro's number) molecules in one mole, we will multiply the amount of moles times this number.

20/9 x 6.022 E23 = 1.34 E24 molecules

The final answer is 1.34 E24, or 1.34 x 10^24 molecules.
Hope I helped!
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