Question

How many moles are in the 500.0g lump of coal (which is made of carbon) that you received in your Christmas stocking last year?

How many carbon atoms are in this 500.0g lump of coal?

Answer 1

Number of moles = 41.67 (Approx)

Number of carbon atom = 250.97 x 10²³ (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Amount of carbon = 500 g

Find:

Number of moles

Number of carbon atom

Computation:

Number of moles = 500 / Atomic number of weight

Number of moles = 500 / 12

Number of moles = 41.67 (Approx)

Number of carbon atom = Number of moles x Avogadro number

Number of carbon atom = 41.67 x 6.023 x 10²³

Number of carbon atom = 250.97 x 10²³ (Approx)