Chapter 3: Q152CP (page 139)

Hemoglobin is 6.0% heme (C₃₄H₃₂FeN₄O₄) by mass. To remove the heme, hemoglobin is treated with acetic acid and NaCl to form hemin (C₃₄H₃₂N₄O₄FeCl). At a crime scene, a blood sample contains 0.65 g of hemoglobin. (a) How many grams of heme are in the sample? (b) How many moles of heme? (c) How many grams of Fe? (d) How many grams of hemin could be formed for a forensic chemist to measure?

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There are0.039 g of hemein the sample
There are6.3×10^-5 mol of heme
There are3.5×10^-3 g Fe.
There are of4.1×10^-2 g hemincould formed for a forensic chemist to measure.

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Calculating amount of heme in sample

The mass of heme can be denoted as,

$M a s s p f h e m e = 0.06 \times 0.65 g = 0.039 g h e m e$

Calculating the moles of heme

The moles of heme can be find as,

$Moles of heme = 0.039 gheme \times \frac{1 mol heme}{616.5 g heme} Moles of heme = 6.326 \times 10^{- 5} Moles of heme = 6.3 \times 10^{- 5} molheme$

Calculating amount of Fe

The mass of iron can be find using,

$M a s s o f F e = 6.326 \times 10^{- 5} m o l h e m e \times \frac{1 m o l F e}{1 m o l h e m e} \times \frac{55.85 g F e}{1 m o l F e} M a s s o f F e = 3.5 \times 10^{- 3} g F e$

Calculating amount of hemin could be formed for a forensic chemist to measure

The mass of hemin can be denoted as,

$Mass of hemin = 6.326 \times 10^{- 5} molheme \times \frac{1 mol hemin}{1 mol heme} \times \frac{651.94 g hemin}{1 mol hemin} Mass ofhemin = 4.1 \times 10^{- 2} g hemin$

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