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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Haemoglobin the red pigment of blood it mainly contains iron. The iron content is 5% by mass .Calculate the number of iron atoms present in 1gram of haemoglobin??

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
HELLO,
Mass of Fe in 1gm = 1X0.5/100
                               =   0.05gm
Moles of Fe in 1gm = 0.05/56
=> Number of atoms in 1 gm = 0.05X6.022X10^23
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                                                                56
                                            = 5.377 X 10^20 atoms
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