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1. Suppose the masses of sucrose, sulphur, and magnesium sulphate provided in the table represent the mass of a level teaspoon of the substance,
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which sample contained the greatest number of moles of substance?
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compound | mass | molar mass | moles of substance | moles of each element | atoms of each element |
sodium chloride (NaCl)
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5.690 g
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58.435 g/mol
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0.0973 mol
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Na = 0.0973 mole | Na=5.8574 x1022 atoms |
Cl = 0.0973 mole | Cl=5.8574 x1022 atoms | ||||
water (H2O)
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4.930 g
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18.014 g/mol
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0.2736 mol
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H = 0.5472 mole | H= 3.2941 x1023 atoms |
O = 0.2736 mole | O= 1.6470 x1023 atoms | ||||
sucrose (C12H22O11)
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4.000 g
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342.251 g/mol
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0.0116 mol
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C = 0.1392 mole | C= 8.3798 x1022 atoms |
H = 0.2552 mole | H= 1.5363 x1023 atoms | ||||
O = 0.1276 mole | O= 7.6815 x1022 atoms | ||||
sulphur (S)
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3.200 g
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32.059 g/mol
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0.0998 mol
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S = 0.0998 mole | S= 6.0079 x1022 atoms |
magnesium sulphate (MgSO4)
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3.300 g
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120.359 g/mol
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0.0274 mol
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Mg = 0.0274 mole |
Mg= 1.6494 x1022 atoms
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S = 0.0274 mole | S= 1.6494 x1022 atoms | ||||
O = 0.1096 mole | O= 6.5979 x1022 atoms | ||||
iron (III) sulphate (Fe2(SO4)3)
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4.800 g
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399.855 g/mol
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0.0120 mol
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Fe = 0.0240 mole | Fe= 1.4448 x1022 atoms |
S = 0.036 mole | S= 2.1672 x1022 atoms | ||||
O = 0.144 mole | O= 8.6688 x 1022 atoms | ||||
glass slide (SiO2)
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5.394 g
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60.082 g/mol
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0.0897 mol
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Si = 0.0897 mole | Si= 5.3999 x 1022 atoms |
O = 0.1795 mole | O= 1.0805 x1023 atoms | ||||
chalk (CaCO3)
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1.906 g
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100.084 g/mol
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0.0190 mol
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Ca = 0.0190 mole | Ca= 1.1438 x1022 atoms |
C = 0.0190 mole | C= 1.1438 x1022 atoms | ||||
O = 0.0571 mole | O= 3.4374 x1022 atoms |
2. Suppose the masses of sodium chloride and water provided in the table represent the mass of a level teaspoon of the substance,
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explain why the number of atoms and moles are different when the volumes are nearly identical?
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