21.73: a) 0.100 mol NaCl m Na (0.100 mol)(22.99 g mol) 2.

30 g
m Cl (0.100 mol)(35.45 g mol) 3.55 g

Also the number of ions is (0.100 mol) N A 6.02 10 22 so the charge is:
q (6.02 10 22 )(1.60 10 19 C) 9630 C. The force between two such charges is:
F

1 q2
1
(9630) 2

2.09 1021 N.
40 r 2
40 (0.0200 m) 2

b) a F / m (2.09 10 21 N) (3.55 10 3 kg) 5.89 10 23 m s 2 .

c)With such a large force between them, it does not seem reasonable to think the
sodium and chlorine ions could be separated in this way.