1. Each "20-mg" capsule of Prozac contains 22.5 mg of fluoxetine HCL (m.w. 345.63) equivalent to 20 mg of fluoxetine base. Calculate the molecular weight of the fluoxetine base. Round your answer to the HUNDRETHS decimal place.
1. Each "20-mg" capsule of Prozac contains 22.5 mg of fluoxetine HCL (m.w. 345.63) equivalent to 20 mg of fluoxetine base. Calculate the molecular weight of the fluoxetine base. Round your answer to the HUNDRETHS decimal place.
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![1. Each "20-mg" capsule of Prozac contains 22.5 mg of fluoxetine HCL
(m.w. 345.63) equivalent to 20 mg of fluoxetine base. Calculate the
molecular weight of the fluoxetine base. Round your answer to the
HUNDRETHS decimal place.
2. Each "100-mg" tablet of Imitrex contains 140 mg of sumatriptan
succinate equivalent to 100 mg sumatriptan base. If the molecular
weight of sumatriptan succinate is 413.5, calculate the molecular weight
of sumatriptan base.
Round your answer to the HUNDRETHS decimal place.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F45a5f658-be6d-427e-b206-baaa423fb49f%2Fd7ba4f2f-804b-460b-8a8f-181cf58458fb%2Faeuw4v_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Each "20-mg" capsule of Prozac contains 22.5 mg of fluoxetine HCL
(m.w. 345.63) equivalent to 20 mg of fluoxetine base. Calculate the
molecular weight of the fluoxetine base. Round your answer to the
HUNDRETHS decimal place.
2. Each "100-mg" tablet of Imitrex contains 140 mg of sumatriptan
succinate equivalent to 100 mg sumatriptan base. If the molecular
weight of sumatriptan succinate is 413.5, calculate the molecular weight
of sumatriptan base.
Round your answer to the HUNDRETHS decimal place.
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