Answer: The moles of melatonin are 0.000043
Explanation:
According to avogadro's law, 1 mole of every substance weighs equal to its molecular mass and contains avogadro's number [tex]6.023\times 10^{23}[/tex] of particles.
To calculate the moles, we use the equation:
[tex]\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text {Molar mass}}[/tex]
Given mass of melatonin = 0.01 g
Molar mass of melatonin [tex](C_{13}H_{16}N_2O_2)[/tex] = 232.28 g/mol
[tex]\text{Number of moles of melatonin}=\frac{0.01 g}{232.28g/mol}=0.000043mol[/tex]
Thus the moles of melatonin in 0.01 g are 0.000043