Suppose the masses of Sodium chloride and water provided in the table represent the mass of a level teaspoon of the substance, explain why the number of atoms and moles are different when the volumes are nearly identical?

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compound mass molar mass moles of substance moles of each element atoms of each element
sodium chloride (NaCl) 5.690 g 58.435 g/mol 0.0973 mol Na = 0.0973 mole Na=5.8574 x1022 atoms
Cl = 0.0973 mole Cl=5.8574 x1022 atoms
   
water (H2O) 4.930 g 18.014 g/mol 0.2736 mol H = 0.5472 mole H= 3.2941 x1023 atoms
O = 0.2736 mole O= 1.6470 x1023 atoms
   

Suppose the masses of Sodium chloride and water provided in the table represent the mass of a level teaspoon of the substance, explain why the number of atoms and moles are different when the volumes are nearly identical? Thanks in advance.

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