Please explain about the way to calculate the number of atoms of a certain element in a given mass of a compound?
1 Answer
Here's how I do it.
Explanation:
It's all based on the definition:
Let's say the question is,
How many oxygen atoms are in 12.3 g of
Step 1. Calculate the molar mass of
So, 1 mol of
Step 2. Calculate the moles of
Step 3. Calculate the moles of
We see that one formula unit of
∴
Step 4. Calculate the number of
Thus,
Here is a video on converting moles of a compound to atoms.