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A gas cylinder contains exactly 1 mole of oxygen gas (O2). How many molecules of oxygen are in the cylinder?

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The number of molecules of oxygen in the cylinder is 6.02×1023 molecules

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Number of mole of oxygen = 1 mole

Number of molecule of oxygen =?

From Avogadro's hypothesis, we understood that 1 mole of any substance contains 6.02×1023 molecules. This implies that 1 mole of oxygen contains 6.02×1023 molecules.

Since the cylinder contains 1 mole of oxygen, then the number of molecules of oxygen present in the cylinder is 6.02×1023 molecules.

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