Question

I have homework please help me outCalculate the number of formula units in: 8.95 grams BaF 2.

Answer 1

The number of formula units can call molecules too. To calculate the number of molecules, we have to use Avogadro's number which is 6.022 x 10^(23) /mol and it's telling us that there are 6.022 x 10^(23) molecules of a certain compound in 1 mol.

The first step is to calculate the number of moles of 8.95 g of BaF2 using its molar mass which is 175.3 g/mol (you can find the molar mass using the periodic table):

`8.95gBaF_2\cdot\frac{1\text{ mol }BaF_2}{175.3\text{ g }BaF_2}=0.051\text{ mol }BaF_2.`

And the final step is to convert from moles to molecules using Avogadro's number, like this:

`0.051\text{ moles }BaF_2\cdot\frac{6.022\cdot10^(23)molecules}{1\text{ mol}}=3.07\cdot10^(22)molecules\text{ }BaF_2.`

The answer would be that there are 3.07 x 10^(22) molecules/formula units of BaF2.