The mole

Readings to assist:
• Blackman Chemistry Ed.2 – pg. 75-76
• Pearson Chemistry 11 – pg. 223-226

1. Define the term “mole”.

2. What information is required to calculate the amount of a substance from a

given mass of that same substance?

3. Give the equation that relates molar mass, amount and mass.

4. How would you estimate the number of atoms in a gram of iron using the
atomic mass units?

5. Why is the expression “1.0 mol of oxygen’ ambiguous?

6. Calculate the molar mass of:

a. nitrogen (N2)
b. ammonia (NH3)
c. sulfur atoms (S)

7. Calculate the mass of:

a. 1.0mol of sodium atoms (Na)
b. 2.0mol of oxygen molecules (O2)
c. 0.25mol of aluminium oxide (Al2O3)

8. Calculate the amount, in mol, of:

a. H2 molecules in 5.0g of hydrogen (H2)
b. Al atoms in 2.7g of aluminium (Al)
c. O atoms in 0.10g of oxygen (O2)

9. Calculate the number of atoms in:

a. 23g of sodium (Na)
b. 4.0g of argon (Ar)
c. 0.243g of magnesium (Mg)

10. Calculate the number of molecules in:

a. 2.0mol of sodium atoms (NA)
b. 4.2mol of water molecules (H2O)
c. 1.0x10-2mol of iron atoms (Fe)