Question

A chemist measures the amount of iodine solid produced during an experiment. she finds that 1.6 g of iodine solid is produced. calculate the number of moles of iodine solid produced.

Answer 1

Mass of iodine solid produced = 1.6 g

Iodine solid has a molecular formula : I2

Atomic mass of iodine = 126.904 g/mol

Therefore, molar mass of I2 solid = 2* 126.904 = 253.808 g/mol

Number of moles of a given substance is the ratio of its mass to the molar mass

# moles of I2 solid = mass of I2 solid/molar mass = 1.6 g/253.808 = 0.00630 moles

Hence, the # moles of iodine solid produced is 0.00630 moles