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Here is the problem: What is the molar mass of C8H18?

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Add the atomic weights of all 26 atoms in one formula unit of C8H18.

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Count the atoms of each element. Subscripts multiply everything inside the brackets before them, and a hydrate coefficient multiplies the whole water (or other) unit.

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Look up each atomic weight (g/mol). IUPAC standard atomic weights (abridged, conventional values).

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Multiply each count by its atomic weight.

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Add the contributions.

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Mass percent of each element.

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So the answer is M(C8H18) equals 114.232 g/mol.

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The molar mass is the mass of one mole of formula units. It equals the sum of the atomic weights of every atom in the formula, and numerically matches the formula mass in daltons (u).

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Percent composition adds to 100.00 percent.

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Elements: carbon times 8, hydrogen times 18.