Answer to Question #165490 in Organic Chemistry for Sarah

Question

a liquid paracetamol preparation for use with young children contains 1.52e-4 g paracetamol mL-1. approximately how many mols of paracetamol (M = 151.15 g mol-1) are there in a 15.0 mL dose of the liquid?

Answer 1

Mass of paracetamol in 15 ml is: 0.000152 g/ml * 15 ml = 0.00228 g

The quantity: 0.00228 g / (151.15 g/mol) = 0.000015 mol/

Answer: 0.000015 mol