Chapter 3, Problem 38QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The masses of a single atom of silver and potassium are to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

The molar mass of the substance is the mass of that substance present in its one mole.

A mole is a quantity used to express a very large number of atoms or molecules. One mole of a substance is equal to $6.022\times {10}^{23}$, i.e. Avogadro’s number.

The moles of a substance are expressed as: $n=\frac{m}{\text{M}}$

Here, $m$ is the mass of the substance, M is the molar mass, and $n$ is the number of moles.

The mass of a substance is given by the expression: $m=\text{M}n$

The relationship between moles of a substance and number of atoms can be expressed as: $1\text{ mole = 6}\text{.022}\times {\text{10}}^{23}\text{atoms}$

To convert number of atoms into moles, conversion factor is $\frac{1\text{ mol}}{6.022\times {10}^{23}\text{ atoms}}$