The Mole C
The Mole C
The Mole C
of the mole.
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When we look at a balanced equation, we are looking at the number of particles……
› Molecules
› Atoms
› Ions
› Electrons
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Avogadro’s Constant
• If you weigh out the relative atomic mass in g of any element, it will always
contain the same number of atoms.
• This number is known as the Avogadro constant. NA = 6.022 x 1023
• When we count atoms, numbers like 6.022 x 1023 are difficult to work with,
so we call 6.022 x 1023 particles 1 mole
› If you were give one mole of pounds the day you were born and
spent a billion pounds (£1,000,000,000) a second, you would still
have more than 99.999% of the money left if you died aged 90.
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The Mole
So,
number of particles = number of mol x NA
How many? number of particles = number of mol x NA
Mr = m / n = 1 / 0.00568 = 176.1
a) number of moles CO2 = m/Mr = 11 / 44.01 = 0.250 mol
b) Each CO2 molecule contain 1 C atom,
so 0.250mol of CO2 contains 0.250 mol C atoms
c) Each CO2 molecule contain 2 O atoms,
so 0.250mol of CO2 contains 0.250 x2 mol = 0.500mol O atoms
Learning check
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In this lesson we will quickly study the
concept of the mole.