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Number of oxygen atoms present in chemical formula of fuming sulphuric acid is .
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Correct answer: 7
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Identify fuming sulphuric acid
Fuming sulphuric acid is called oleum.
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Write its chemical formula
Oleum is commonly represented as: It can also be thought of as:
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Count the oxygen atoms
In , the subscript of oxygen is .
Therefore, the number of oxygen atoms is:
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Compare with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer =
Our derived answer =
So, they match.
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