ST.

JOHN COLLEGES
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

MOLE
CONCEPT
Prepared by:
Ms. Sunshine B. San Diego
Chemistry is a quantitative science - we need a "counting unit."
The MOLE
1 mole is the amount of substance that contains as many particles (atoms or molecules) as there are in
12.0 g of C-12.
PARTICLES OF A MOLE
Amadeo
Avogadro Amedeo Avogadro (1766-1856)
never knew his own number;
(1776 – 1856) it was named in his honor by a
French scientist in 1909.
its value was first estimated
by Josef Loschmidt, an Austrian
chemistry teacher, in 1895 .
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quadrillions thousands
trillions billions millions

1 mole = 602213673600000000000000
or 6.022 x 1023

There is Avogadro's number of particles in a mole of any substance.

MOLE
• A MOLE of any substance contains as many
elementary units (atoms and molecules) as the
number of atoms in 12 g of the isotope of
carbon-12.
• This number is called AVOGADRO’s number NA
= 6.02 x 1023 particles/mol
• The mass of one mole of a substance is called
MOLAR MASS symbolized by MM
• Units of mole are g/mol
 Collection Terms
A collection term states a specific number
of items.
•1 dozen donuts = 12 donuts
•1 ream of paper = 500 sheets
•1 case = 24 cans
Molar Mass
The molar mass or gram
formula mass

• is the mass in grams,

of one mole of an
element or compound.
• is the atomic mass
expressed in grams.

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 Molar Mass from Periodic Table

Molar mass is the

atomic mass
expressed in
grams.

1 mole Ag 1 mole C 1 mole S

= 107.9 g = 12.01 g = 32.07 g

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 Learning Check

Give the molar mass for each (to the tenths decimal place).

A. 1 mole K atoms = ________

B. 1 mol Sn atoms = ________

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 Solution

Give the molar mass for each (to the tenths decimal place).

A. 1 mole K atoms = 39.1 g

B. 1 mole Sn atoms = 118.7 g

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Molar Mass of a Compound
The molar mass of a compound is the sum of the molar masses of
the elements in the formula.

Example: Calculate the molar mass of CaCl2.

Element Number of Atomic Mass Total Mass
Moles
Ca 1 40.1 g/mole 40.1 g
Cl 2 35.5 g/mole 71.0 g
CaCl2 111.1 g

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Molar Mass of K3PO4
Calculate the molar mass of K3PO4.

Element Number of Atomic Mass Total Mass in

Moles K3PO4
K 3 39.1 g/mole 117.3 g
P 1 31.0 g/mole 31.0 g
O 4 16.0 g/mole 64.0 g
K3PO4 212.3 g

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Some One-mole Quantities
One-Mole Quantities

32.1 g 55.9 g 58.5 g 294.2 g 342.2 g

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SAMPLE PROBLEM

Allyl sulfide C6H10S

is a compound that
has the odor of
garlic. How many
moles of C6H10S are
in 225 g?
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Solution

Calculate the molar mass of C6H10S.

(6 x 12.0) + (10 x 1.01) + (1 x 32.1) = 114.2 g/mole

Set up the calculation using a mole factor.

225 g C6H10S x 1 mole C6H10S
114.2 g C6H10S

= 1.97 mole C6H10S

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