Question

I want to know that if we writ CO2 tgat is carbon dioxide so here in this O2 is 2 moles of oxygen or 2 atoms of oxygen ?? I am confused

Answer 1

Hey mate !!!


here is your explanation :-




according to your question. here 2 is number of atoms !!!

lemme explain why ??

suppose we take.

Mg ( s ) + O2 ===> 2 Mg O .


here , O2 represent the number of atoms that oxygen have two molecules ( atoms ) .



but , if we have , 2 MgO. here 2 represent the number of moles!!




so, simply

in Co2

O2 represent the number of atoms ( molecule )





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