68.2k views
5 votes
Which is the molar mass of H2O? 10.02 g/mol 16.00 g/mol 17.01 g/mol 18.02 g/mol

2 Answers

5 votes

Molar mass:

Molar mass of any element is equal to the atomic mass of that element in the unit of grams. Molar mass is also equal to the mass of 6.02*10^23 atoms of that element.

The water or H2O is formed from 2 mole of hydrogen and one one of oxygen

The molar mass of H = 1.008 g/ mole

The molar mass of O= 16.00g/ mole

Therefore the molar mass of water = 2* 1.008 g/ mole+16.00g/ mole

=18.02 / mole

User CCates
by
5.4k points
6 votes

Answer;

Molar mass of water is 18.02 g/mol

Step-by-step explanation;

-Molar mass of a compound is determined by adding the relative atomic mass of each atom present in the compound. Molar mass of one mole of a compound, it is the weight in grams of 6.02 × 1023 atoms or molecules.

-Therefore; to calculate the molar mass of Water (H2O); we first know the RAM of hydrogen and oxygen which are; H=1.01 and O= 16.00

Since there is two atom of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen in water;

Then; the Molar mass of water will be; 2×1.01 + 1 ×16 = 18.02 g/mol

User Sean U
by
6.3k points