Question

. The artificial sweetener NutraSweet is a chemical called aspartame (C14H18N2O5). What is (a) its molecular mass (in atomic mass units)? (3) (b) the mass (in kg) of an aspartame molecule?​

Answer 1

The molecular mass, in atomic mass unit, of aspartame would be 294 amu while the mass, in kg, of an aspartame molecule would be 0.294 kg

Aspartame has the chemical formula C14H18N2O5

C = 12, H = 1, N = 14, O = 16

(a) Molecular weight = (12x14) + (1x18) + (14x2) + (16x5)

                                  = 168 + 18 + 28 + 80

                                    = 294 amu

(b) Mass of 1 molecule of aspartame = mole x molar mass

                                    = 1 x 294

                                        = 294 g

Converting 294 g to kg = 294/1000

                                         = 0.294 kg

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