Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Mike on Monday, April 9, 2012 at 10:06pm.

Hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein in blood, contains 4 iron atoms per molecule and the iron comprises 0.34% of the molecules mass. What is the molecular weight of hemoglobin?

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Chemistry - DrBob222, Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 12:34am
4*atomic mass Fe/molar mass hemoglobin = 0.0034
Solve for molar mass hemoglobin.

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