document.write( "Question 1001209: The ratio of carbon atoms to oxygen atoms in a carbon dioxide molecule is 1:2. How many carbon atoms and oxygen atoms ate there in 36 molecules of carbon dioxide?
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If there are 36 carbon dioxide molecules, there must be 36 carbon atoms.
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