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A sample of pure gold has a mass of 10.2 g. Calculate the number of moles in the sample and gold atoms in the sample.

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molecular weight of gold = 197

converting 10.2 g into moles

no of moles = 10.2 / 197

= .0518 moles

one mole of any element contains 6.02 x 10²³ number of atoms

.0518 moles will contain 6.02 x .0518 x 10²³ atoms of gold

= .311 x 10²³ no of atoms of gold .

= 3.11 x 10²² no of atoms of gold

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