Answer:
23.34 %.
Explanation:
- The percentage of water must be calculated as a mass percent.
- We need to find the mass of water, and the total mass in one mole of the compound. For that we need to use the atomic masses of each element and take in consideration the number of atoms of each element in the formula unit.
- <em>Atomic masses of the elements:</em>
Cd: 112.411 g/mol, N: 14.0067 g/mol, O: 15.999 g/mol, and H: 1.008 g/mol.
- <em>Mass of the formula unit:</em>
Cd(NO₃)₂•4H₂O
mass of the formula unit = (At. mass of Cd) + 2(At. mass of N) + 10(At. mass of O) + 8(At. mass of H) = (112.411 g/mol) + 2(14.0067 g/mol) + 10(15.999 g/mol) + 8(1.008 g/mol) = 308.5 g/mol.
- <em> Mass of water in the formula unit:</em>
<em>mass of water</em> = (4 × 2 × 1.008 g/mol) + (4 × 15.999 g/mol) = 72.0 g/mol.
- <em>So, the percent of water in the compound = [mass of water / mass of the formula unit] × 100 = [(72.0 g/mol)/(308.5 g/mol)] × 100 = 23.34 %</em>
Answer:
They are all the same = 8
Explanation:
Since the symbol of that atom is not give, we can infer from the given number the nature and kind of element we are dealing with.
The number 15.999 rounded up to 16 is the atomic weight of the atom also called the mass number.
Although not peculiar enough, we are certain that this atom is Oxygen.
On the periodic table, elements are arranged based on their atomic numbers.
Atomic number of oxygen = 8 = number of protons
For every neutral atom on the periodic table, the number of protons and electrons are the same
Atomic number of oxygen = number of protons = number of electrons = 8
Number of neutrons = Mass number - atomic number = 16 - 8 = 8
