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The fuel used in many disposable lighters is liquid butane, C4H10. Butane has a molecular weight of 58.1 grams in one mole. How many carbon atoms are in 1.00 g of butane?

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Answer : The number of carbon atoms present in butane are \(4.14\times 10^{22}\)

Explanation : Given,

Molar mass of \(C_4H_{10}\) = 58.1 g/mole

Mass of \(C_4H_{10}\) = 1.00 g

First we have to calculate the number of moles of butane.

\(\text{Moles of }C_4H_{10}=\frac{\text{Mass of }C_4H_{10}}{\text{Molar mass of }C_4H_{10}}\)

\(\text{Moles of }C_4H_{10}=\frac{1.00g}{58.1g/mole}=0.0172mole\)

Now we have to calculate the number of carbon atoms present in butane.

In butane, there are 4 atoms of carbon and 10 atoms of hydrogen.

As we know that, 1 mole of substance contains \(6.022\times 10^{23}\) number of atoms.

As, 1 mole of butane contains \(4\times 6.022\times 10^{23}\) number of carbon atoms.

So, 0.0172 mole of butane contains \(0.0172\times 4\times 6.022\times 10^{23}=4.14\times 10^{22}\) number of carbon atoms.

Therefore, the number of carbon atoms present in butane are \(4.14\times 10^{22}\)