Calculate the moles of C in 0.185 mole C6H14O

Nonsense

You want grams maybe?
6 C = 6 * 12 = 72
14 H = 14
O = 16
sum = 102 grams / mol
0.185 mol * ( 102 grams / mol) = 18.9 grams

Oh, I see what you mean

6 mols C = in every mol C6H14O
so 6 * 0.185 = 1.11 mols

To calculate the moles of carbon (C) in a compound, we need to determine the molecular formula of the compound. In this case, the compound is C6H14O.

Step 1: Calculate the molar mass of the compound.
To determine the molar mass, we need to multiply the number of atoms of each element by their respective atomic masses and sum them up. The atomic masses can be found in the periodic table.

The atomic mass of carbon (C) is approximately 12.01 g/mol.
The atomic mass of hydrogen (H) is approximately 1.01 g/mol.
The atomic mass of oxygen (O) is approximately 16.00 g/mol.

Calculating the molar mass:

(6 atoms of C)(12.01 g/mol) = 72.06 g/mol (contribution from carbon)
(14 atoms of H)(1.01 g/mol) = 14.14 g/mol (contribution from hydrogen)
(1 atom of O)(16.00 g/mol) = 16.00 g/mol (contribution from oxygen)

Therefore, the molar mass of C6H14O is 102.20 g/mol.

Step 2: Calculate the moles of carbon (C).

To calculate the moles of carbon, we'll use the mole ratio between carbon and the compound C6H14O. In this case, there is 1 mole of carbon (C) for every 1 mole of C6H14O.

So, if there are 0.185 moles of C6H14O, then there are also 0.185 moles of carbon (C).

Therefore, there are 0.185 moles of carbon (C) in 0.185 mole C6H14O.