Vitamin , cyanocobalamin, is essential for human nutrition. it is concentrated in animal tissue but not in higher plants. although nutritional requirements for the vitamin are quite low, people who abstain completely from animal products may develop a deficiency anemia. cyanocobalamin is the form used in vitamin supplements. it contains 4.34% cobalt by mass. calculate the molar mass of cyanocobalamin, assuming that there is one atom of cobalt in every molecule of cyanocobalamin.

1360.0 g/mol

Explanation:

If there is one atom of cobalt in every molecule of cyanocobalamin its chemical formula must be

CoX₂, so there is 1 mol of cobalt for 1 mol of the compound. The molar mass of the cobalt is 59 g/mol. So, there is 59 g of cobalt in 1 mol of the cyanocobalamin and it represents 4.34% of the total mass, so:

0.0434m = 59

m = 1359.45 g of cyanocobalamin

The molar mass of the molecule is the mass divided by the number of moles (which is 1), so it is:

M = 1359.45 g/mol = 1360.0 g/mol

  the   balanced   equation   for   reaction of   ca metal   with   o2 to   produce   cao   is as below

2 ca+ o2→ 2 cao2

  explanation

the reaction is   balanced     since the   number of atoms   in reactant side is   equal to   number of atoms   in   product side.   for   example   they   are 2   atom of   ca in   reactant   side   and   2   atoms of ca   in   the product side.

  the   process   is a   meet the   requirement   of   redox   reaction because :     calcium   is   oxidized   from   oxidation state 0   to 2+   while   oxygen   is reduced from   oxidation   state   0   to 2-

it means there are 3 atoms of oxygen