What is the mass of 2.30x1024 formula units of magnesium chloride?

1 Answer
Nov 20, 2016

Mass 380g

Explanation:

Here we use NA, Avogadro's number as our counting number, where NA=6.022×1023mol1.

Avogadro's number of MgCl2 formula units have a mass of 95.21g. Alternatively we say the molar mass of MgCl2 is 95.21gmol1.

So we work out the quotient,

2.30×10246.022×1023mol1×95.21gmol14×95.21g