Molecular Weight Calculation

General Chemisty Software - Download CHEMIX School Molecular Weight Calculator Calculation of molecular weight (formula weight) Example: What's the molecular weight of CH3COOH (acetic acid) knowing that C=12g/mole,O=16g/mole and H=1g/mole? Add all elements: 2*C + 2*O + 4*H --> 2*12g/mole + 2*16g/mole + 4*1g/mole = 60 g/mole CHEMIX Molecular Calculator solution/calculation: Insert CH3COOH in the formula text field and Calculate Calculation of Weight % Composition From Formulas Formulas allow us to determine molecular weight of a compound as well as the weight % composition of each element represented in the compound. The Molecular Weight is determined by taking the subscript for each element represented in the formula and multiplying it by the atomic weight of the element to get a mathematical product. Then the products are all added up for the molecular weight. For example: Example 1 : Determine the molecular weight of H2O (water) knowing that: H=1 g/mole and O=16 g/mole . There are 2 H's in the formula so the weight of the hydrogen has to be 2 grams (or a.m.u). There is only one O in the formula so the weight of O has to be 16 grams. The molecular weight of H2O = 2*1 grams + 16 grams = 18 grams Example 1 - The CHEMIX molecular calculator solution/calculation Insert H2O in Formula text field and Calculate Example 2 : Determine the weight percent of hydrogen and oxygen in H2O knowing that H2O = 18 gram/mole 18 grams = 100 % so the

weight % of hydrogen has to be : 18 grams/ 2 grams * 100% = 11.19 % weight % oxygen = 18 grams / 16 grams * 100% = 88.81 % Example 2 - The CHEMIX molecular calculator solution/calculation Solution: Insert H2O in Formula text field and Calculate