Chapter 4, Problem 124QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The mass of $3.54\text{ mol}$ of dry ice ${\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}$ is to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

The number of moles of a compound is determined by dividing the mass of the compound to its molar mass. The number of moles is calculated as follows:

$n=\frac{m}{M}$ …(1)

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

Rearranging equation (1) in terms of mass as follows,

$m=n\times M$ …(2)