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A sample of CaSO^4 contains 5.2x10^25 molecules. Find the mass of the sample

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To find the mass of the sample, we need to know the number of moles of CaSO4 in the sample. We can use Avogadro's number to convert the number of molecules to moles:

1 mole = 6.022 x 10^23 molecules

Number of moles = (5.2 x 10^25 molecules) / (6.022 x 10^23 molecules/mole)

Number of moles ≈ 86.38 moles

Next, we can use the molar mass of CaSO4 to convert moles to grams:

Molar mass of CaSO4 = (1 x 40.08 g/mol) + (1 x 32.06 g/mol) + (4 x 16.00 g/mol)

Molar mass of CaSO4 ≈ 136.14 g/mol

Mass of sample = (86.38 moles) x (136.14 g/mol)

Mass of sample ≈ 11,738.73 g or 11.74 kg (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, the mass of the sample is approximately 11.74 kg.
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