Hemoglobin (C2952H4664N812O832S8Fe4) is the oxygen carrier in blood. (a) Calculate its molar mass. (b) An average adult
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(a) Calculate its molar mass.
(b) An average adult has about 5.0 L of blood. Every milliliter of blood has approximately 5.0 × 109 erythrocytes, or red blood cells, and every red blood cell has about 2.8 × 108 hemoglobin molecules. Calculate the mass of hemoglobin molecules in grams in an average adult.
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