Answer:
0.5 × 10²³ atoms of iodine
Step-by-step explanation:
Given data:
Mass of calcium iodide = 12.75 g
Number of atoms of iodine = ?
Solution:
First of all we will calculate the number of moles of calcium iodide.
Number of moles = mass/ molar mass
Number of moles = 12.75 g/ 293.9 g/mol
Number of moles = 0.04 mol
In one mole of calcium iodide there are two moles of iodine.
Thus in 0.04 moles:
0.04 mol × 2 = 0.08 moles of iodine
Now we will use the Avogadro number:
The given problem will solve by using Avogadro number.
It is the number of atoms , ions and molecules in one gram atom of element, one gram molecules of compound and one gram ions of a substance.
The number 6.022 × 10²³ is called Avogadro number.
1 mole = 6.022 × 10²³ atoms
0.08 moles of iodine × 6.022 × 10²³ atoms / 1 mol
0.5 × 10²³ atoms of iodine.