Question

Fill in the table with the mass of each sample. Use the periodic table to find the molar mass of each compound. Then calculate moles and particles. Periodic TableThe two compounds have the same number of moles. Compare how the number of moles relates to the masses and number of particles for each compound.

Answer 1

1) First, let's calculate the molar mass of NaCl and CoCl₂:

Atomic mass of:

Na - 22.99 g/mol

Cl - 35.45 g/mol

Co - 58.93 g/mol

So for NaCl:

22.99 + 35.45 = 58.44 g/mol

Molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g/mol

For CoCl₂:

58.93 + (2x35.45) = 129.83 g/mol

Molar mass of CoCl₂: 129.83 g/mol

2) Now let's find out the number of moles of each sample. For this, we use the following equation:

moles = mass / molar mass

NaCl:

mole = 116.8 / 58.44

mole = 1.999 moles of NaCl

CoCl₂:

mole = 259.7 / 129.83

mole = 2.000 moles of CoCl₂

3) To find the amount of particles, we use the Avogadro's constant. Avogadro's constant is a constant of proportion between the amount of matter and the number of entities that are linked to that amount. These entities can be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, protons, neutrons.

In this case, we have the same number of moles, so we will have the same number of particles for both NaCl and CoCl₂.