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Caffeine has a molecular weight of 194. If it contains 28.9% by mass of nitrogen, number of atoms of nitrogen in one molecule of caffeine is?


jaswinsurya111 20th Oct, 2020
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Ankit Banerjee 20th Oct, 2020

Hello Jaswin,

The answer to this problem lies in the simple unitary method followed by a division.

Considering 100g of caffeine, the content of nitrogen is 28.9g.

Now, 100g of caffeine contains 28.9g of Nitrogen

1g of caffeine contains 28.9/100 g of Nitrogen

therefore 194g of caffeine contains (28.9/100)*194 = 56.06g of Nitrogen.

Dividing the weight of Nitrogen present with the atomic weight of Nitrogen, i.e 14, 56.06/14, we get approximately 4.

Therefore 4 atoms of Nitrogen is present in 194g of caffeine.

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