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For the mineral torbernite, Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2⋅8H2O, determine the total number of atoms in one formula unit

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ASHA 777 [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

$2.47x10^{25}atoms$

Explanation:

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In this case, since the mineral torbernite has one copper atom, two uranium atoms, twenty oxygen atoms (2x2+4x2+8), two phosphorous atoms and sixteen hydrogen atoms (12x2) and therefore forty one in total, by using the Avogadro's number one is able to compute the total number of atoms in one formula unit or one mole:

$Atoms=1molCu(UO_2)_2(PO_4)_2\dot \ 8H_2O*\frac{41mol\ of \ atoms}{1molCu(UO_2)_2(PO_4)_2\dot \ 8H_2O}*\frac{6.022x10^{23}atoms}{1mol\ of \ atoms} \\\\=2.47x10^{25}atoms$

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