Explain why chlorine has a relative mass of 35.5?
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Explanation:
To solve this problem, we must understand the relationship between mass of a substance and the number of atoms.
Atoms are the smallest indivisible particles of any matter. A substance can be made up of several number of atoms in their space.
The mass of any substance is a function of the amount of atoms its contains.
The mass of a substance is related in chemistry to the amount of atoms its contains using the parameter called the number of moles.
A mole is the amount of substance that contains the Avogadro's number of particles. This number is 6.02 x 10²³ particles. The particles here can be protons, neutrons, electrons, atoms e.t.c.
Now,
Number of moles =
Molar mass of copper = 63.6g/mole
Number of moles = = 0.03mole
Since 1 mole of a substance contains 6.02 x 10²³atoms
0.03 mole of copper will contain 0.03 x 6.02 x 10²³atoms
= 1.89 x 10²² atoms
He needs to add 1.89 x 10²² atoms to make 2g of the sample.