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Calculating the Relative Molecular Mass

The relative molecular mass of 1 oxygen atom is 16.

The relative molecular mass of 1 hydrogen atom is 1.

The relative molecular mass of 1 molecule of water (H 2O) is 18 (1+1+16=18)

So the relative molecular mass (Mr) is 18.

Use your periodic table to work out the relative molecular mass of;

1. CO2 (carbon dioxide)

2. NaOH (sodium hydroxide)

3. CH4 (methane)

4. MgSO4 (Magnesium sulfate)

5. (NH4)2SO4 (Ammonium sulfate)

MOLES

1 mole of a substance will have a mass of grams equal to the relative atomic/formula
mass.

e.g. Carbon has an atomic mass of 12, so1 mole of carbon weighs 12g

Nitrogen gas (N2) has an atomic mass of 28 (14x2), so 1 mole of Nitrogen gas
weighs 28g.

Carbon dioxide has an relative formula mass of 44, so 1 mole of carbon

dioxide weighs 44g.

1 Mole of a substance has 6 x 1023 atoms/molecules/particles in it.

(Avogadro's Constant)

So 1 mole of carbon has 6 x 1023 atoms and weighs 12g.

1 mole of carbon dioxide has 6 x 1023 molecules and weighs 44g.

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Questions

1. How much does 1 mole of sodium (Na) weigh? _____________________________

2. How much does 1 mole of Methane (CH4) weigh? ______________________

3. How much does 1 mole of water (H2O) weigh? __________________________

There are billions of atoms taking place in reactions. We use the mole to simplify the
numbers, the substance is weighed and then we say how many moles of that substance
there are. To find the number of moles we use this equation

MOLES = MASS (g) / relative mass (Mr)

Questions

example;

1. How many moles are there in 66g of carbon?

Moles = 66/12

Moles = 5.5

2. How many moles are there in 22g of carbon dioxide (CO 2)?

3. How many moles are there in 2.4g of carbon (C)?

4. How many moles in 80g of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)?

You can rearrange the equation if you have the amount in moles but not the mass;

mass = no. of moles x Mr (relative mass)

Example;

1. What is the mass of 0.5 moles of H2O?

mass = 0.5 x 18

mass = 9g

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Questions

2. What is the mass of 0.25 moles of calcium (Ca)?

3. What is the mass of 0.1 moles of sodium (Na)?

4. What is the mass of 0.2 moles of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)?

5. What is the mass of 0.3 moles of hydrochloric acid (HCl)?

6. What is the mass of 0.75 moles of copper sulfate (CuSO 4)?

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