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4. What is the mass (in grams) of 3.13 x 1021 atoms of potassium?

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Answer:

Explanation:

0.226 gram.

Explanation:

You can get to the answer in two steps:

calculate:

3.40

10

22

atoms =

x

mol ?

using Avogadro's constant.

calculate:

x

mol =

?

grams,

using the atomic mass of Helium.

Step 1

Avogadro's constant says that

1

mole of any atom contains

6.022

10

23

atoms. In this case you have

3.40

10

22

atoms:

3.40

10

22

atoms

6.022

10

23

atoms

mol

=

5.65

10

2

m

o

l

Step 2

The atomic mass of helium (He) will give you the weight of one mole of this molecule:

1

mol =

4.00

gram:

4.00

g

mol

5.65

10

2

mol

=

0.226

g

So the

3.40

10

22

helium atoms weigh

0.226

gram

I HOPE THIS HELP

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