a) Water - H2O.
A water molecule has 2 hydrogen atoms (H) and 1 oxygen atom (O) so the molecular weight is
2×1.008+15.999=18.015.
b) Methane - CH4.
A methane molecule has 1 carbon atom (C) and 4 hydrogen atoms (H) so the molecular weight is
12.011+4×1.008=16.043.
c) Glucose - C6H12O6.
A glucose molecule has 6 carbon atoms (C), 12 hydrogen atoms (H) and 6 oxygen atoms (O) so the molecular weight is
6×12.011+12×1.008+6×15.999=180.156.
d) Calcium phospate - Ca3(PO4)2.
A calcium phosphate molecule has 3 calcium atoms (Ca) and 2 phosphate ions (PO4). We don't need to worry too much about what an ion is here, we just need to know that (PO4)2 means there are 2 lots of PO4 which means a total of 2 phosporus atoms (P) and 4×2=8 oxygen atoms (O). Therefore, the molecular weight is
3×40.078+2×30.974+8×15.999=310.174.