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Quiz: Interpret formulas
1. Stearic acid, CH3(CH2)16CO2H, is the most common fatty acid occurring in animal and vegetable fats. How many hydrogen atoms does one molecule of stearic acid contain?
32none of these63635
2. The structures of the male and female sex hormones testosterone (C19H28O2) and estradiol (C18H24O2) are remarkably similar considering their profoundly different effects. Three molecules of testosterone contains how many more carbon atoms than three molecules of estradiol?
35451none of these121
3. How many atoms are in two molecules of blood sugar (C6H12O6)?
none of these6481224
4. Phenylmercuric borate, (C6H5Hg)2HBO3, was once used as a mildewproofing agent. A wood sample sprayed with 4.8 x 1018 molecules of phenylmercuric borate could contain how many mercury atoms?
none of these4.8 x 10182.4 x 101829.6 x 1018
5. Realgar, As2S2, is a soft red-orange mineral that was once used in colored fireworks. An explosion that releases a million atoms of arsenic could contain how many molecules of realgar?
1 x 1052 x 1061 x 1062 x 1055 x 105
6. The banned insecticide DDT, (ClC6H4)2CHCCl3, contains how many chlorine atoms per molecule?
1951434


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