Mass of 1.50 mol of carbon tetrafluoride?

1 Answer
Feb 21, 2018

Mass of 1.5 moles of CF_4 = 132 grams

Explanation:

Molecular Mass of Carbon Tetrafluoride (CF_4)

= (1 * MW of C) + (4* MW of F)
= (1*12 g/(mol)) + (4*19g/(mol))
= 88 g/(mol)

Number of Moles = Mass/Molecular Mass

Mass = Number of Moles * Molecular Mass

Therefore, Mass of 1.5 moles of CF_4 is

= 88 g/(mol) * 1.5 mol

= 132 grams