Question

A typical aspirin tablet contains 500mg of C9H8O4. What amount of C9H8O4 molecules and what number of molecules of acetylsalicyclic acid are in 500mg tablet

Answer 1

There are 500 mg of C9H8O4 molecules in a 500 mg aspirin tablet. This is equivalent to 0.5 g of C9H8O4 molecules.

The number of molecules of acetylsalicyclic acid in a 500 mg tablet is equal to the number of C9H8O4 molecules, which is 0.5 g.