Question

A mothball, composed of naphthalene (c10h8), has a mass of 1.64 g . part a how many naphthalene molecules does it contain?

Answer 1

The molar mass of Naphthalene is 128g/mol
Therefore; a mass of 1.64 g of Naphthalene contains'
= 1.64g/128 g
= 0.0128 moles
But, from the Avogadro's law 1 mole of a substance contains 6.022 × 10^23 particles
Therefore 1 mole of Naphthalene contains 6.022×10^23 molecules
Hence; 0.0128 moles × 6.022 ×10^23 molecules
= 7.716 × 10^21 molecules