document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=172487>Question 172487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of carbon atoms in a carbon dioxide molecule is 1:2. How many carbon atoms and oxygen atoms are there in 36 molecule of carbon dioxide </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you know that carbon dioxide is CO2, and each has one C and 2 O atoms, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 molecules will have 12 C atoms and 24 O atoms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, that info is not given in the problem.  If someone doesn't know that, then knowing only the ratio could mean each molecule has 3 C and 6 O atoms, 17 to 34.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The best answer to this problem is \"Insufficient data\"\r<BR>\n" );
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