Using Molar Mass as a Conversion Factor
A molar mass is the mass in grams of one mole of a substance. One mole of any substance contains Avogadro’s number of particles. x particles. Calculated by adding together the masses of all of the individual atoms in a chemical formula. Units are grams per mole (g/mol). Example – KClO 3 K = 39.10g x 1 atom= 39.10g Cl =35.45g x 1 atom= 35.45g O =16.00g x 3 atoms = 48.00g = g KClO 3
Complete practice problems. Solutions: H 2 SO 4 = g Ca(NO 3 ) 2 = g PO 4 3- = g MgCl 2 = g Na 2 SO 3 = g HClO 3 = g MnO 4 - = g C 2 H 6 O = g