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When an object is made of the plastic polyester (PET), it uses antimony as a catalyst. After production, antimony can leach into food and drink stored in PET containers. Usually, if stored correctly for a short amount of time, the amount of antimony found in liquids is well below the safety limits. However, there have been reports of as much as 44.7 micrograms per liter [µg/L] of antimony found in fruit juice concentrates. How much antimony, in units of moles [mol], could be found in one gallon [gal] of fruit juice concentrate at this level of contamination? The molecular mass of antimony is 121.76 grams per mole [g/mol].

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1.39 µmol

Step-by-step explanation:

(1 gal) × (44.7 µg/L)/(121.76 g/mol)(3.785411784 L/gal) = 1.39 µmol

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