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Capsaicin (cap-say-sin) is the molecule in peppers that makes them hot! Some peppers have relatively low amounts of capsaicin (like jalapeños), while others have massive amounts of capsaicin (like ghost peppers)️! Capsaicin has 27 hydrogen atoms, 1 nitrogen atom, 18 carbon atoms, and 3 oxygen atoms. Fill in the blanks below to complete capsaicin's chemical formula:

C- ?
H- ?
NO- ?

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Answer:

C18H27NO3

Step-by-step explanation:

count out how many atoms there are of each element

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