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How many atoms are there in 79.3 g of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4)?
Weight of postassium dihydrogen phosphate ( KH2PO4) = 79.3 grams
Molecular weight of potassium dihydrogen phosphate ( KH2PO4) =39+2(1)+31+16(4)=136 g/mole
Hence number of moles of potassium dihydrogen phosphate ( KH2PO4)
=Weight of potassium dihydrogen phosphate ( KH2PO4)/molecular weight of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4)
=79.3/136 =0.583 moles of KH2PO4
Now to calculate the number of atomes present in 79.3 grams of KH2PO4 we do the following.
We know that number of atomes in 1 moles = 6.023*1023
There for number of atoms in 0.583 moles of KH2PO4=0.583*6.023*1023=3.5119*1023 atoms
Hence number of atoms in 79.3 g of KH2PO4 is 3.5119*1023 atoms