7.

1 What is a Mole

A measurement of
Matter
 MOLE
• Mole =
• A word that has several
meanings
• Can refer to a number of things
• Can refer to a mass
• Can refer to volume of a gas
• It depends on the context
 Quantitative World

• Scientist spend time

answering question such as
“how much” or “how many”.
 Quantitative World
• Chemistry students will be expected
to perform calculations relating
quantities of reactants and measure
the amount of matter you have.
• Ex. How many grams of the elements
hydrogen and nitrogen must be
combined to make 200 grams of
Fertilizer ammonia (NH3)?
 How Do You Measure Matter?
• You can Count
• You may have 50 CDs in your music
collection
• You knocked down 7 pins bowling
• By Weight or Mass
• You buy potatoes pound or kilogram
• By Volume
• You buy Gasoline by the gallon or liter
 Units

• Some units = Specific amounts

of items
• Ex. Pair of shoes = Two shoes
• Ex. Dozen eggs = 12 eggs
 Units
• Apples can be by the count ex.
5 for $2.00
• Apples can be by weight ex.
$0.89/pound
• Apples can be by volume ex.
$9.00/bushel
 The Units & Mole
• Know how to count, mass, and
volume of apples relate t a dozen
apples allows you to convert between
these units
• The mole is an SI unit that measures
amounts of a substance
• Mole can be related to number of
particles, mass, volume of element or
compound