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AP Chemistry
1.3 Elemental Composition of Pure Substances
1.1 Moles and Molar Mass
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A student analyzes a pure sample of an unknown volatile liquid composed only of \(\text{C}\), \(\text{H}\), and \(\text{O}\). Elemental analysis of a \(4.40 \text{ g}\) sample of the liquid indicates that it contains \(2.40 \text{ g}\) of carbon and \(0.40 \text{ g}\) of hydrogen, with the remainder being oxygen.

In a separate trial, the student completely vaporizes a portion of the liquid and determines that a \(0.0500 \text{ mol}\) sample of the vapor has a mass of \(4.40 \text{ g}\).

Based on these data, what is the mass of carbon present in a \(0.500 \text{ mol}\) sample of the pure compound?

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