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An enzyme contains 2% of sulphur. The mo...

An enzyme contains 2% of sulphur. The molecular weight of the Enzyme is 6400. How many sulphur atoms are present in that enzyme molecule?

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4
100 g enzyme - 2g sulphur
6400 g enzyme - `(6400xx2)/(100)=128g` sulphur
No. of sulphur atoms = `(128)/(32)=4`
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