Question

What is the mass of 0.5 moles of carbon tetrafluoride, CF4?

Answer 1

44.0015

Step-by-step explanation:

we go and look at the mass for carbon which is 12.011 then at the mass of fluorine which is 18.998. Since there are 4 Fluorines the we multiply 4 by 18.998 which we get 75.992. Then we add 75.992 + 12.011 which will give us 88.003 then multiply 88.003 by 0.5 which gives us 44.0015

Answer 2

44 g

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the number of moles (n) is equal to
`n=(mass)/(molecular weight)` .

Since we need to find the mass, we derive it from the formula of the number of moles and we get that mass = n x molecular weight .

The molecular weight of
`CF_(4)` = 12 g/mol (from the carbon) + 19x4 g/mol (from the 4 fluorine atoms)= 88 g/mol

We plug in the numbers in the derived formula for the mass and we get :

mass = n x molecular weight = 0.5 mol x 88 g/mol = 44 g