The mass of oxygen in 96 grams of sulfur dioxide is closest to:

The mass of oxygen in 96 grams of sulfur dioxide is closest to:
(A) 16 g.
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(D) ...
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The mass of oxygen in 96 grams of sulfur dioxide is closest to: 
Posted: 08/30/2013 09:13
Wouldn't it be 2 moles of oxygen, not 1.5 moles?
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Posted: 07/18/2014 13:08
Reply: I think the explanation is saying that there's 1.5 moles of the molecule SO2 which you then multiply by 32g/mol for O2 because there are 2 mol of oxygen