Phenylanaline is an amino acid that has the chemical formula C9H11N2O2. Name the elements in phenylalanine. What is the total number of atoms in the formula for phenylalanine?
ANSWER:
The names of the elements are carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. There are 9 carbon atoms, 11 hydrogen atoms, 1 nitrogen atom, and 2 oxygen atoms This is a total of 23 atoms.
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