Question 7
The Chinese milk scandal happened in 2008 which significantly affected the big milk industry in China and its exports from Asia to Europe and the Americas. In total, 300 000 people fell ill, among them 50 000 babies and 6 deaths. It was reported that milk products, which on average contain 3.2 % protein, were adulterated by melamine (Lewis structure shown below). This artificially increases the reported amount of protein in a sample. Lewis structure of melamine. In any sample of melamine, calculate the average % nitrogen in a given amount of melamine. Use the following atomic weights: N=14, C=12, H=1.
