calculate the number of molecules in 1ml of O2 at STP

At STP 1 mole of any gas occupies 22.4 L of volume. 
For O2, the molar mass = 32 g/ mol
This means, 32 g or 1 mole of oxygen gas occupies a volume of = 22.4 L 
1 L = 1000 mL 
This implies, 
22400 mL of volume is occupied by = 1 mol
​1 mL of  volume is occupied by = 1/ 22400 mol
= 4.46 ×10-5 mol
​As, 1 mol = 6.022 ×1023
Therefore, 1 mL of volume is occupied by = 4.46 ×10-5× 6.022 ×1023 molecules. 
= 26.85 ​ ×1018 molecules
= 2.685 ​​ ×1019 molecules
Hence, number of molecules present in 1 mL of oxygen gas is 2.685 ​​ ×1019

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