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Which has the maximum number of molecules among the following?
A) 44gCO2
B) 48gO3
C) 8gH2
D) 64gSO2

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Hint:As we know that one mole of a substance is defined as the amount of a substance that contains as many particles or entities as there are atoms in exactly 12g of the carbon atoms and it is also equivalent to the ratio of number of atoms or molecules to the Avogadro’s number.

Complete answer:
As we know that the number of moles is the ratio of the given mass to the molecular mass of the substance which in turn is equivalent to the ratio of number of molecules to the Avogadro’s number. Therefore, we can write it as:
moles=givenmassmolecularmass=no.ofmoleculesNA
So, using the above formula we can easily calculate the number of molecules of every given substance.
The first one is 44gCO2, so we are given a mass of carbon dioxide as 44g and we know that the molecular mass of carbon dioxide is also 44g. Therefore the number of molecules will be calculated as:
4444=no.ofmoleculesNA1×NA=no.ofmolecules
Similarly, we can calculate the number of molecules in 48gO3 and we know that molecular mass of three atoms of oxygen is also 48g, so:
4848=no.ofmoleculesNA1×NA=no.ofmolecules
Then we have 8gH2, we know that the molecular mass of two hydrogen atoms is 2g and the given mass is 8g, hence the number of molecules will be equivalent to:
82=no.ofmoleculesNA4×NA=no.ofmolecules
Lastly we have 64gSO2 and the molecular mass of sulphur dioxide is again 64g, so the number of molecules will be:
6464=no.ofmoleculesNA1×NA=no.ofmolecules
Therefore, hydrogen contains the maximum number of molecules.

Hence from the above calculation and explanation we can say that the correct answer is (C).

Note:As we know that hydrogen is the simplest molecule in the periodic table containing only two protons and two electrons. It is a colourless, odourless and flammable gaseous substance and it burns with oxygen to form water molecules.
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