How many moles of magnesium phosphate, Mg3(PO4)2 contains 0.25 mol of oxygen atoms?
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a
0.02
b
3.125 x 10-2
c
1.25 x 10-2
d
2.5 x 10-2
answer is B.
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Let us suppose that x mol of Mg3(PO4)2 contains 0.25 mol of oxygen atoms. Since each formula unit contains 8 oxygen atoms, x mol of Mg3(PO4)2 contains 8x mol of oxygen atoms.∴8x=0.25⇒x=0.258=0.03125=3.125×10−2