How many grams are in 5.32x10^22 molecules of co2

Explanation:

Your strategy here will be to

use Avogadro's number to calculate how many moles of carbon dioxide would contain that many molecules

use carbon dioxide's molar mass to determine how many grams would contain that many moles

As you know, one mole of any substance contains exactly  

6.022

⋅

10

23

molecules of that substance - this is known as Avogadro's number.

Notice that you're dealing with more than  

6.022

⋅

10

23

molecules of carbon dioxide, which means that you'll also be dealing with more than one mole of the compound.

More specifically, you'll have

1.5

⋅

10

26

molecules

⋅

1 mole CO

2

6.022

⋅

10

23

molecules

=

2.491

⋅

10

2

moles CO

2

Now, a substance's molar mass tells what the mass of one mole of that substance is. In carbon dioxide's case, its molar mass is equal to  

44.01 g/mol

, which means that every mole of  

CO

2

will have a mass of  

44.01 g

.

In your case,  

2.491

⋅

10

2

moles of  

CO

2

would have a mass of

2.491

⋅

10

2

moles CO

2

⋅

44.01 g

1

mole CO

2

=

109.63 g

Rounded to two sig figs, the number of sig figs you have for the number of molecules of  

CO

2

, the answer will be

m

C

O

2

=

110 g

Explanation:

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explanation:

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