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Determine the number of grams in Na present in 4.0g of NaOH.

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Answer:

The answer to your question is 2.3 g

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Molecule = NaOH

grams of Na in 4 g of NaOH

Process

1.- Calculate the molecular mass of NaOH

molecular mass = (1 x 23) + (1 x 16) + (1 x 1)

= 23 + 16 + 1

= 40 g

2.- Calculate the atomic mass of sodium

atomic mass = 23 g

3.- Use proportions to solve this problem

40 g of NaOH ---------------- 4 g of NaOH

23 g of Na ---------------- x

x = (4 x 23) / 40

x = 2.3 g

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