The hormone, thyroxine is secreted by the thyroid gland, and has the formula #C_15H_17NO_4I_4#. How many milligrams of iodine can be extracted from 15.0 grams of thyroxine?
1 Answer
Sep 7, 2016
Thyroxine has a formula of
Explanation:
And thus
Iodine is a massive element, and thus provides most of the mass in a given sample.