Answer:
We have 1.361 moles in the sample
Explanation:
Mass of iron = 76.02g
Molar mass of iron = 55.845 g/ mole ( This we can find in the periodic table, and menas that 1 mole of iron has a mass of 55.845 g).
To calculate the number of moles we will use following formula:
moles (n) = mass / molar mass
moles iron = 76.02g / 55.845 g/ mole
moles iron = 1.36127 moles
To use the correct number of significant digits we use the following rule for multiplication and division :
⇒ the number with the least number of significant figures decides the number of significant digits.
⇒76.02 has 4 digits ( 2 after the comma) and 55.845 has 5 digits (3 after the comma).
⇒ this means 1.361 moles
We have 1.361 moles in the sample
