Answer to Question #84155 in General Chemistry for Stephan

Question #84155
How many molecules are in 6Mg3(PO4)2?
How many atoms of Mg are in 6Mg3(PO4)2?
How many atoms of O are in 6Mg3(PO4)2?
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2019-01-11T06:25:41-0500

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1) Mg3(PO4)2 is not a molecule but a formala unit. But sometimes for simplicity chemists consider formular unit as a molecule.

There are 6 molecules of Mg3(PO4)2 in 6 Mg3(PO4)2

2) There are 6*3 = 18 atoms of Mg in 6 Mg3(PO4)2

3) There are 6*2*4 = 48 atoms of oxygen in 6 Mg3(PO4)2

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