Answer to Question #22285 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Anthony

Question

Manufacturers of headache remedies routinely claim that their own brands are more potent pain relievers than the competing brands. Their way of making the comparison is to compare the number of molecules in the standard dosage. Tylenol uses 3.04 10 2 mg of acetaminophen (C 8 H 9 NO 2 )

as the standard dose, while Advil uses 2.06 10 2 mg of ibuprofen (C 13 H 18 O 2 ).

(a) Find the number of molecules of pain reliever in the standard dose of Tylenol.