calculate the number of moles in 200 grams of Sodium hydroxide
Answers
Hᴇʀᴇ ɪs Yᴏᴜʀ Aɴsᴡᴇʀ:-
Nᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ Mᴏʟᴇs = Mᴀss ᴏғ Sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ/Mᴀss ᴏғ Oɴᴇ Mᴏʟᴇ
Mᴀss ᴏғ NaOH = Mᴏʟᴀʀ Mᴀss ᴏғ Sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ + Oxʏɢᴇɴ + Hʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ
⇏23 + 16 + 1
⇏40 g/mol
Nᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ Mᴏʟᴇ = 200/40
= 5 mol
Hᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ Hᴇʟᴘs ᴜʜ.....
Hᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ Gʀᴇᴀᴛ Dᴀʏ.....
5 mol
Explanation:
Step 1: determine the formula of the compound that you are asked to determine the number of moles. Sodium ion is a metal in the first group in the periodic table so it will have a +1 charge (Na 1+) Hydroxide is a polyatomic that most students memorize with a -1 charge (OH 1-). So the formula for sodium hydroxide is NaOH.
Step 2: determine the formula mass of the compound looking up the atomic mass on the periodic table. Multiply the mass by the number of atoms in the formula. Na is 22.99+ O is 16.00 + H is 1.008 = 40.0 g/mol. 3 significant figures.
Step 3: divide the given mass by the formula mass. Note that the grams units cancel and the answer is in moles. 200 g / 40 g /mol =5 mol.