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Chemistry
General Chemistry
Composition
Finding Hydrogen Atoms In Ibuprofen

How many molecules of ibuprofen (C15H18O2) contain 2.84 x 1023 atoms of hydrogen?



First, we want to convert atoms of hydrogen to moles of hydrogen

2.84 x 1023 atoms H
(1 mole H) / (6.022 x 1023 atoms H)
= 0.4716 moles H



now, we'll follow with a mole to mole ratio to find
the moles ibuprofen equivalent to 2.84 x 1023 atoms H

0.4716 moles H
(1 mole C15H18O2) / (18 mole H)
= 0.026 moles C15H18O2



finally, we'll convert moles C15H18O2 back to atoms

0.026 moles C15H18O2
(6.022 x 1023 atoms C15H18O2) / (1 mole C15H18O2)
= 1.57777 x 1022 atoms C15H18O2



1.58 x 1022 atoms C15H18O2 contain 2.84 x 1023 atoms H