If the molecular mass of a molecule that contains only C, H, and O, is 180.18 amu and there are 12 atoms of H and 6 atoms of C in the molecular formula, how many atoms of O are present to complete the molecular formula?

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If the molecular mass of a molecule that contains only C, H, and O, is 180.18 amu and there are 12 atoms of H and 6 atoms of C in the molecular formula, how many atoms of O are present to complete the molecular formula?  Show your solution

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i) Molecular mass of a molecule, C6H12On = 180.18 amu 

ii) Number of carbon atoms = 6 

iii) Atomic mass of carbon = 12.01 amu 

iv) Number of hydrogen atoms = 12 

v) Atomic mass of Hydrogen = 1.01 amu 

vi) Atomic mass of oxygen = 16.00 amu 

• We need to calculate the number of oxygen atoms present in molecular formula of the given molecule. 

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