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How many moles of water (H2O) are present in a beaker containing 45.9 g H2O? Give your answer to the correct number of significant figures. (Molar mass of water = 18.02 g/mol)

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2.55mol H2O. Good luck! :)
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Answer: 2.55 moles

Step-by-step explanation:

According to avogadro's law, 1 mole of every substance occupies 22.4 L at STP and contains avogadro's number
6.023* 10^(23) of particles.

To calculate the moles, we use the equation:


\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text {Molar mass}}


\text{Number of moles of water}=(45.9g)/(18.02g/mol)=2.55moles

The rule apply for multiplication and division is :

The least precise number present after the decimal point determines the number of significant figures in the answer. 45.9 has 3 significant figures and 18.02 has 4 significant figures.

Thus the mole of water will be 2.55 moles in three significant figures.

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