An oxygen gas is a diatomic molecule which means that each molecule is composed of 2 atoms. Its symbol is O2.
Each oxygen atom has a molar mass of 16 g/mol. The molar mass of oxygen gas is calculated below,
molar mass = 2 x (16 g/mol) = 32 g/mol
To determine the number of moles in 52.5 grams of oxygen, divide the given mass by the calculated molar mass.
n = 52.5 grams / (32 gram/ mol)
n = 1.64 moles
Thus, there are 1.64 moles of oxygen gas.
Answer is: <span>The general rule of thumb is that the smaller a substance's atoms and the stronger the bonds, the harder the substance will be.
If the distance between atoms is higher, lesser will be attraction between electrons and protons of atoms, smaller distance means stronger atoms attraction.
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The appropriate answer is a. it involves a change in the molecular structure of the substance. A change in phase or state is referred to as a physical change. For example...liquid water freezing is a physical change because the state changes but solid water is still H20. Separating water into its constituent atoms, hydrogen and oxygen is a chemical change because the molecular structure of water is now non existent.
