Question

Suppose 2 moles of snowflakes fell on CSU's campus. How many snowflakes fell on campus?

a) 6.02 x 10^23 snowflakes
b) 1 x 10^24 snowflakes
c) 4 x 10^23 snowflakes
d) 2.4 x 10^24 snowflakes

Answer 1

To find the number of snowflakes that fell on CSU's campus, multiply 2 moles by Avogadro's number, which is approximately 6.022 x 10^23 snowflakes/mole.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of snowflakes that fell on CSU's campus, we need to use Avogadro's number, which is approximately 6.022 x 1023 molecules per mole. Since a mole is the SI unit for the amount of substance, we can use it to convert from moles to particles.

In this case, we have 2 moles of snowflakes. To find the number of snowflakes, we can multiply the number of moles by Avogadro's number:

Number of snowflakes = 2 moles x 6.022 x 1023 snowflakes/mole

Simplifying the equation, we find:

Number of snowflakes = 12.044 x 1023 snowflakes