Question

) If 1 vitamin C tablet weighs 475 mg how much vitamin C is in that 1 tablet based on your

calculations?

Answer 1

Amount = 0.0027 mol

Step-by-step explanation:

The molecular formula of vitamin C is: C₆H₈O₆. Therefore, its molar mass will be:

Molar Mass = 6(Mass of carbon) + 8(Mass of Hydrogen) + 6 (Mass of Oxygen)

Molar Mass = 6(12 g/mol) + 8(1 g/mol) + 6(16 g/mol)

Molar Mass = 176 g/mol

Molar Mass = 176000 mg/mol

Now, for the amount of Vitamin C in 1 tablet

Amount = Mass of Tablet/Molar Mass

Amount = (475 mg)/(176000 mg/mol)

Amount = 0.0027 mol