38.5 mol of P4O10 contains how many moles of P?
The subscripts tell the ratio of one element to another in acompound. In this case, there are 4 P atoms per 10 O atoms. This could also beinterpreted as 4 mol P per 10 mol O. Therefore:
Mol P = (38.5 mol P4O10)/(4 mol P/ 1 mol P4O10) = 154 mol P