What is the mass in grams of 57 x 1019 CH4 moleculesSolution
What is the mass in grams of 5.7 x 1019 CH4 molecules?
Solution
number of CH4 molecules = 5.7x10^19
molar mass of CH4= 16.04 gram/mole
mass of 1 mole of CH4= 16.04 grams
1 mole of CH4 contains Avagadro number of CH4 molecules
Avagadro number = 6.023x10^23
mass of 6.023x10^23 molecules of CH4= 16.04 grams
mass of 5.7x10^19 molecules of CH4 = ?
= 16.04 x5.7x10^19/6.023x10^23
= 15.18x10^-4
mass of CH4 = 15.18x10^-4 grams= 0.001518 grams
