Question

A sample of hydrogen nitrite or nitrous acid, HNO2 contains 8.8 x 1022 atoms. a. How many moles of nitric acid are in the sample? b. How much mass of nitric acid are in the sample?

Answer 1

Answer: The formula for nitrous acid is HNO2, not nitric acid (HNO3).

a. To find the number of moles of HNO2, we need to divide the number of atoms by Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23 atoms per mole):

moles = 8.8 x 10^22 atoms / 6.022 x 10^23 atoms/mol

moles = 0.146 mol HNO2

b. To find the mass of HNO2, we need to multiply the number of moles by the molar mass. The molar mass of HNO2 is:

1(1.008) + 1(14.01) + 2(15.99) = 63.01 g/mol

mass = 0.146 mol x 63.01 g/mol

mass = 9.20 g HNO2

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