How do you convert 5.28×1023 formula units of iron (III) carbonate to grams?

1 Answer
Feb 23, 2016

Check what's given first
Fe2(CO3)3
Number of molecules
Alright so firstly, we need to calculate the number of moles in 5.28×1023 molecules of Iron (III) Carbonate

To calculate the number of moles we will use the formula
Number of particles = number of moles x Avogadro's Contant
Thus, since we need the number of moles, rearrange this equation to-
Number of moles = number of particles / Avogadro's constant
Thus we have
5.28×1023/6.02×1023
0.87
Thus we have 0.87 moles of Iron(III) Carbonate

Now that we have the number of moles, we can find the mass in grams using the equation (Moles = Mass / Molar Mass)
So since we dont have the molar mass of Iron(III) Carbonate, lets find it out
Firstly, the equation is Fe2(CO3)3
The molar mass of Fe - 2(55.845)
The molar mass of C - 3(12.01)
The molar mass of O- 9(16)
Add em up all together and you have 291.72g of Fe2(CO3)3
Thus, rearranging the equation of Moles = Mass/ Molar Mass to find Mass, we have
Mass = Moles x Molar Mass
Mass =0.87×291.72
Mass = 253.8

So 5.28×1023 molecules of Iron(III) Carbonate is 253.8g

Hope this helps