MOLAR MASS

One mole of carbon-12 atoms weighs exactly 12 g

6.02 x 1023 C
atoms
= 1 mol C
weighs 12
grams

The molar mass of carbon = 12g/mol

The MOLAR MASS is the mass of ONE MOLE of a substance.
Element
C
Fe
S

Relative Atomic Mass

(from periodic table)
12.0
55.8

Molar Mass of element

12.0 g/mol
55.8 g/mol

65.4

1 mole of
magnesium
atoms

1 mole of
Carbon
atoms

In the above situation, each pan contains the same number of ____________, so why dont
they weigh the same? Because the ____________________ _____________ of
magnesium is ________________ that of carbon, meaning that each Mg atom is TWO
TIMES heavier. This would explain why one mole of Styrofoam cups dont weigh the
same as one mole of books, although they contain the same ___________________ of
objects.
FINDING THE MOLAR MASS OF A COMPOUND
Find the mass of each atom in the formula and then find the total sum of the masses.
EXAMPLE:
Find the molar mass of sucrose, C12H22O11
12 C atoms x 12.0g = 144.0 g
22 H atoms x 1.0 g = 22.0 g
11 O atoms x 16.0 g = 176.0 g
molar mass = 342.0 g

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EXAMPLE:
Find the molar mass of ammonium sulphate, (NH4)2SO4
2 N atoms x 14.0g = 28.0 g
8 H atoms x 1.0 g = 8.0 g
1 S atoms x 32.1 g = 32.1 g
4 O atoms x 16.0 g = 64.0 g
molar mass = 132.1 g
Compound

Formula

Molar Mass (g/mol)

Carbon tetrahydride

Tin (II) chromate

Chlorine gas

CONVERSION
FACTOR:

1 mol of x has a mass of (molar mass of x)g

1 mol
(molar mass of x)g

or

(molar mass of x)g

1 mol

EXAMPLE:
What is the mass of 3.25 mol of CO2?
(molar mass of CO2 = 44.0 g/mol)

3.25 mol CO2 x

44.0 g
1 mol

= 143 g

How many moles of CH3OH are there in 0.250 g of CH3OH?

(molar mass of CH3OH = 32.0 g)

0.250 g CH3OH x

1 mol
32.0 g

= 7.81 x 10-3 mol

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PRACTICE:
1. How many moles are there in 163 g of Na atoms?

2. How many atoms in a sample of 2.56 g of Cu?

3. How many grams in 6.5 moles of Al atoms?

4. How many grams are there in 4.5 moles of Na2SO4?

5. How many moles of nitrogen gas are there in 50.0 g?

6. What is the mass of 1.36 x 10-3 mol SO3?

7. How many molecules are there in 43 molecules of hydrogen sulphate?

8. How many molecules are there in 16 g of barium phosphate?

9. How many grams are there in 33 molecules of water?

10. How many atoms of nitrogen are there in 0.310 mol of Al(NO3)3?

11. How many molecules are there in 6.24 g of N2O?

12. What is the mass of 1 x 1022 molecules of SO2?

Answers:
1. 7.09 mol
7. 301

2. 2.43 x 1022 atoms

8. 1.6 x 1022

3. 180 g
9. 9.87 x 10-22

4. 640g
10. 5.60 x 1023

5. 1.79 mol
11. 8.54 x 1022

6. 0.109g
12. 1.1 x 10-10