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A student has a sample of isopropanol (C3H7OH) that has a mass of 78.6 g. The molar mass of isopropanol is 60.1 g/mol. How many moles of isopropanol are contained in this sample?

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The answer is B: 1.31

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User Nafaz M N M
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Given:
mass of isopropanol = 78.6 g
molar mass = 60.1 g/mol

mol isopropanol = mass / molar mass
mol isopropanol = 78.6 g / 60.1 g/mol
mol isopropanol = 1.3078 mol

There is 1.3078 mol isopropanol in the sample.
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