Question

How many atoms are found in 3.45g of CO2?

Answer 1

Answer: The number of carbon and oxygen atoms in the given amount of carbon dioxide is $4.72\times 10^{22}$ and $9.44\times 10^{22}$ respectively

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:

$\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}$

Given mass of carbon dioxide gas = 3.45 g

Molar mass of carbon dioxide gas = 44 g/mol

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\text{Moles of carbon dioxide gas}=\frac{3.45g}{44g/mol}=0.0784mol$

1 mole of carbon dioxide gas contains 1 mole of carbon and 2 moles of oxygen atoms.

According to mole concept:

1 mole of a compound contains $6.022\time 10^{23}$ number of molecules

So, 0.0784 moles of carbon dioxide gas will contain $1\times 0.0784\times 6.022\times 10^{23}=4.72\times 10^{22}$ number of carbon atoms and $2\times 0.0784\times 6.022\times 10^{23}=9.44\times 10^{22}$ number of oxygen atoms

Hence, the number of carbon and oxygen atoms in the given amount of carbon dioxide is $4.72\times 10^{22}$ and $9.44\times 10^{22}$ respectively