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How many hydrogen atoms are contained in 167 grams of propane?

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Propane is C3H8

So Molar mass propane = 3*12 + 8*1 = 44
No. of moles of propane = 167/44 = 3.795 moles

From the stoichiometry:
No. of moles of hydrogen = 3.795 moles * (8 moles hydrogen / 1 mole propane) = 30.36 moles

Using Avogadros number, 1 mole of any substance contains 6.022 x 10^23 atoms, therefore:
No. of hydrogen atoms = 30.36 * 6.022 x 10^23 = 1.828 x 10^25 atoms
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