Water accounts for approximately two-thirds of the mass of the adult human body.If an adult human has a mass of 145 pounds,how many water molecules are there in the adult human's body? A)96.7 molecules B)2)43 × 10³molecules C)1)47 × 10²⁷molecules D)2)20 × 10²⁷molecules

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To find the number of water molecules in an adult human's body, we need to first find the mass of water in the body. Since water accounts for two-thirds of the mass of the body, we can calculate the mass of water as follows:

Mass of water = 2/3 x 145 pounds = 96.7 pounds

Next, we need to convert the mass of water into the number of water molecules. We can use the following conversion factors:

1 mole of water = 18 grams of water = 6.022 x 10^23 water molecules

Using these conversion factors, we can calculate the number of water molecules as follows:

Number of water molecules = (96.7 pounds / 2.205 pounds per kilogram) x (1 kilogram / 1000 grams) x (1 mole / 18 grams) x (6.022 x 10^23 water molecules per mole)

Simplifying this expression, we get:

Number of water molecules = 4.7 x 10^27

Therefore, the best choice is C, which gives the answer as 1.47 x 10^28 molecules (note that this is a typo in the answer choices, and it should be 1.47 instead of 2.43).

Water Accounts for Approximately Two-Thirds of the Mass of the Adult