What is the mass of a mole of sucrose (C12H22O11)?

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SCooke
Sep 30, 2017

# 342 g/"mol"#

Explanation:

Just get out that Periodic Table of the Elements, find the atomic masses for each atom, and add them up!
Carbon = 12
Hydrogen = 1
Oxygen = 16

#C = 12 xx 12 = 144#
#H = 1 xx 22 = 22#
#O = 16 xx 11 = 176#

Sucrose #= 144 + 22 + 176 = 342 g/"mol"#

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