How many moles of aspirin, C9H8O4, contain 0.480 mole of O

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How many moles of aspirin, \(C_{9}H_{8}O_{4}\), contain 0.480 mole of O?

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How many moles of aspirin, \(C_{9}H_{8}O_{4}\), contain 0.480 mole of O?

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To find out how many moles of aspirin \(C_{9}H_{8}O_{4}\) contain 0.480 mole of \(O\), consider the ratio of oxygen atoms in each molecule of aspirin.

In each molecule of aspirin, there are 4 oxygen atoms. This means that for each mole of aspirin, there are 4 × 1 = 4 moles of oxygen atoms.

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