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What mass of Compound 1 (MW = 800 g/mol) is contained in the solution used to prepare liposomes that elute at 20 mL by size-exclusion chromatography?

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Answer:

Mass of compound 1 is 0.7144g

Step-by-step explanation:

1 mole of liposomes =22.4L

20mL (0.02L) of liposomes = 0.02/22.4 = 0.000893mole

Number of moles = Mass/Molecular Weight (MW)

Mass = Number of moles × MW = 0.000893 × 800 = 0.7144g

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