Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is 160 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar) when dissolved in water. It is marketed as NutraSweet. The molecular formula of aspartame is C14H18N2O5.

a. Calculate the molar mass of aspartame.

b. What amount (moles) of molecules are present in 10.0 g aspartame?

c. Calculate the mass in grams of 1.56 mole of aspartame.

d. What number of molecules are in 5.0 mg aspartame?

e. What number of atoms of nitrogen are in 1.2 g aspartame?

f. What is the mass in grams of 1.0×109 molecules of aspartame?

g. What is the mass in grams of one molecule of aspartame?

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Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is 160 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar) when dissolved in water. It is marketed as NutraSweet. The molecular formula of aspartame is C14H18N2O5.
 
a. Calculate the molar mass of aspartame.
 
b. What amount (moles) of molecules are present in 10.0 g aspartame?
 
c. Calculate the mass in grams of 1.56 mole of aspartame.
 
d. What number of molecules are in 5.0 mg aspartame?
 
e. What number of atoms of nitrogen are in 1.2 g aspartame?
 
f. What is the mass in grams of 1.0×109 molecules of aspartame?
 
g. What is the mass in grams of one molecule of aspartame?

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