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QUESTION: Problem 23P

Hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells, carries O2 from the lungs to the body's cells. Iron (as ferrous ion, Fe2+) makes up 0.33 mass % of hemoglobin. If the molar mass of hemoglobin is 6.8 ×104 g/mol, how many Fe2 + ions are in one molecule?

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QUESTION: Problem 23P

Hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells, carries O2 from the lungs to the body's cells. Iron (as ferrous ion, Fe2+) makes up 0.33 mass % of hemoglobin. If the molar mass of hemoglobin is 6.8 ×104 g/mol, how many Fe2 + ions are in one molecule?

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Hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells, carries  from the lungs to the body's cells. Iron (as ferrous ion, ) makes up  mass % of hemoglobin.

Molar mass of hemoglobin  

Number of  ions are in one molecule = ?

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