Question

How many moles of chlorine are in 6.67x10^40 chlorine molecules?

Answer 1

To determine the moles of chlorine atoms you would first need to multiply your number by 2 and then divide that by 6.022 x 10^23 (Avogadro’s number). If you want to determine the number of moles of chlorine (Cl2), then you would divide that result by 2. So:

1.1076 x 10^17 moles of chlorine (Cl2)

2.2152 x 10^17 moles of chlorine (Cl) atoms.

Answer 2

To solve for the number of moles, we simply have to use the Avogadros number which states that there are 6.022 x 10^23 molecules per mole. Therefore:

number of moles = 6.67 X 10^40 chlorine molecules / (6.022 x 10^23 molecules / mole)
number of moles = 1.108 x 10^17 moles