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How many moles of MgSiO3 are in 203 g of the compound?

User Till B
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molar mass MgSiO3 = 100.38 g/mol

1 mole MgSiO3 ------------ 100.38 g
?? moles MgSiO3 ---------- 203 g

203 x 1 / 100.38 => 2.0223 moles
User Pavel Kenarov
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Answer: The number of moles of
MgSiO_3 is 2.02 moles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:


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

We are given:

Given mass of
MgSiO_3 = 203 g

Molar mass of
MgSiO_3 = 100.4 g/mol

Putting values in above equation, we get:


\text{Moles of }MgSiO_3=(203g)/(100.4g/mol)=2.02mol

Hence, the number of moles of
MgSiO_3 is 2.02 moles.

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