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Mass of One Water Molecule? The answer says the mass of one water molecule is 2.99 X 10^-23

g. I do not know how to get that answer. I thought that the mass of one water molecule would be the molecular mass of H2O, which is 18 amu.

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The mass of one mole of water it is 18 amu, but you need to find the mass of a molecule of water, therefore you calculate the mass of one mole of water, which is 18 amu and you divided by Avogadro's number which is 6,022 x 10^23. The result is 2,989 x 10^-23. Hope I helped you. If you have any questions ask :) Good luck.
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