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What is the mass of 1.75 miles of CHCl3? Show your work.

a) 42.06 g/mol
b) 119.37 g/mol
c) 142.83 g/mol
d) 158.84 g/mol

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Final answer:

The problem wording about 'miles of CHCl3' is unusual, but I have calculated the molar mass of chloroform (CHCl3) which is 119.37 g/mol by summing the atomic masses of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Chlorine.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mass of 1.75 miles of CHCl3 is not a standard chemistry problem as it combines a length measurement with a request for mass, but I will demonstrate how to find the molar mass of a compound instead. The molar mass of chloroform (CHCl3) can be calculated by adding the atomic masses of its constituent atoms: Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and three Chlorine (Cl) atoms. The atomic masses are approximately C: 12.01 g/mol, H: 1.008 g/mol, and Cl: 35.45 g/mol (each). Adding these gives us the molar mass of CHCl3:
12.01 g/mol (C) + 1.008 g/mol (H) + 3 * 35.45 g/mol (Cl) = 119.37 g/mol
Thus, the correct answer is (b) 119.37 g/mol.

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