How many atoms in a 9.6*g9.6g mass of sulfur?

1 Answer
Jan 28, 2017

"Number of atoms"Number of atoms == "Mass"/"Molar mass"xx"Avogadro's number."MassMolar mass×Avogadro's number.

Explanation:

"Atoms of sulfur"Atoms of sulfur == (9.60*g)/(32.06*g*mol^-1)xx6.022xx10^23*mol^-19.60g32.06gmol1×6.022×1023mol1.

Because the units all cancel out, the answer is clearly a number, ~=2xx10^232×1023 as required.