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title: "A student measures out a sample containing exactly \\(0.500 \\text{ mol}\\) of pure sucrose, \\(\\text{C}_{12}\\text{H}_{22}\\text{O}_{11}\\text{(s)}\\). What is the mass of carbon present in this sample?"
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# A student measures out a sample containing exactly \(0.500 \text{ mol}\) of pure sucrose, \(\text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11}\text{(s)}\). What is the mass of carbon present in this sample?

A student measures out a sample containing exactly \(0.500 \text{ mol}\) of pure sucrose, \(\text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11}\text{(s)}\). What is the mass of carbon present in this sample?

- **A.** \(72.0 \text{ g}\)
- **B.** \(144 \text{ g}\)
- **C.** \(171 \text{ g}\)
- **D.** \(342 \text{ g}\)

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