Exactly 1 mol of #C_2H_4O_2# contains how many moles of #C,H#, and #O#?

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anor277
Feb 12, 2017

#2*mol#, #4*mol#, and #2*mol# of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms respectively.

Explanation:

And had the question asked how many #C,H,O# atoms in a #"dozen"# such molecules, I think you would have been able to answer #24#, #48#, and #24# atoms respectively.

And the mole is simply a (much) larger number, #6.022xx10^23*mol^-1#, where 1 mole of #C# specifies a mass of #12.01*g#. Capisce?

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