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Grade 11Botany

Which of the following contain same number of atoms as in 20g of calcium?A. 24g of magnesiumB. 12g of carbonC. 8g of oxygen gasD. 16g of oxygen atom

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
we have to find how many moles of calcium is present in 20 g of it. From the Periodic table, the relative atomic mass of calcium is 40.1. 

No. of moles of calcium = 20/40.1 = 0.49875 moles  = 0.5 mole
 
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Find only moles in every case. If moles are same then ni of atoms will be same also.
 
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