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title: "A student has two separate rigid containers holding equal masses, \\(m\\), of different pure gases at the same temperature. Container 1 contains \\(\\text{CH}_4\\text{(g)}\\) (molar mass \\(16.0 \\text{ g/mol}\\)) and Container 2 contains \\(\\text{O}_2\\text{(g)}\\) (molar mass \\(32.0 \\text{ g/mol}\\)). What is the ratio of the total number of atoms in Container 1 to the total number of atoms in Container 2?"
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# A student has two separate rigid containers holding equal masses, \(m\), of different pure gases at the same temperature. Container 1 contains \(\text{CH}_4\text{(g)}\) (molar mass \(16.0 \text{ g/mol}\)) and Container 2 contains \(\text{O}_2\text{(g)}\) (molar mass \(32.0 \text{ g/mol}\)). What is the ratio of the total number of atoms in Container 1 to the total number of atoms in Container 2?

A student has two separate rigid containers holding equal masses, \(m\), of different pure gases at the same temperature. Container 1 contains \(\text{CH}_4\text{(g)}\) (molar mass \(16.0 \text{ g/mol}\)) and Container 2 contains \(\text{O}_2\text{(g)}\) (molar mass \(32.0 \text{ g/mol}\)). What is the ratio of the total number of atoms in Container 1 to the total number of atoms in Container 2?

- **A.** \(5:4\)
- **B.** \(2:1\)
- **C.** \(5:2\)
- **D.** \(5:1\)

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