Urea formula?

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urea has the formula NH2CONH2, the total number of atoms in one urea molecule would be 5, 6, 7, or 8?

2006-09-17 21:59:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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So all you have to do is count how many atoms there are while paying attention to the subscripts. Say you have H2, then that means there are two hydrogen atoms. Using this rule, urea has 2N atoms, 4H atoms, 1C atom, and 1N atom, making a total of 8 atoms.

2006-09-17 22:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by mrmao123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2006-09-18 05:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by mohit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2006-09-18 05:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by kitty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

2 nitrogens, 4 hydrogens, 1 carbon and 1 oxygen

2006-09-18 05:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by SAN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it's obvious it's 8.

2006-09-18 05:25:34 · answer #5 · answered by !kumar! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋