Question

A teaspoon of the carbohydrate sucrose (common sugar0contains 16 Calories (16 KCal). What is the mass of the teaspoon of the sucrose if the average number of Calories for the carbohydrates is 4.1 Calories/g?

Answer 1

3.902 grams is the mass of the teaspoon of the sucrose.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calories in 1 teaspoon of carbohydrate sucrose = 16 calorie

The average number of calories for the carbohydrates is 4.1 Calories/g

Then number of grams in 1 calorie =
`(1)/(4.1) g`

Mass of 16 calories:

`16 caloire=16* (1)/(4.1 )g=3.902 g`

3.902 grams is the mass of the teaspoon of the sucrose.