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Ch.3 - Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry
Chapter 3, Problem 92a

(a) One molecule of the antibiotic penicillin G has a mass of 5.342×10-21 g. What is the molar mass of penicillin G?

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Understand that the molar mass of a substance is the mass of one mole of its molecules, expressed in grams per mole (g/mol).
Recall that Avogadro's number, approximately 6.022 × 10^23, is the number of molecules in one mole of a substance.
To find the molar mass, multiply the mass of a single molecule by Avogadro's number. This will convert the mass from grams per molecule to grams per mole.
Set up the calculation: Molar mass = (mass of one molecule) × (Avogadro's number).
Substitute the given values into the equation: Molar mass = (5.342 × 10^-21 g/molecule) × (6.022 × 10^23 molecules/mol).

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