Ribose is a sugar with molecular formula C5H10O5. Given that the atomic weights are: C = 12, H = 1 and O = 16, how many moles of ribose are there in 3 grams

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Ribose is a sugar with molecular formula C5H10O5. Given that the atomic

weights are: C = 12, H = 1 and O = 16, how many moles of ribose are there in

3 grams?

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B: Mass of one mole of ribose = (5 × 12) + (10 × 1) + (5 × 16) = 60 + 1

0 + 80 = 150 g. 3 g is less than one mole. Number of moles = 3 g/150 g per

mol = 0.02 moles

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