The radioisotope U-238 is primarily used in dating geologic formation. This method is used for dating sediments from either a marine or playa lake environment. Because this method is used for the period between 100,000 years and 1,200,000 years before the present, it aids in bridging the gap between the carbon-14 dating method and the potassium-argon dating method.
The least dense layer of the earth is the crust.
In terms of the most common type of salt, sodium chloride, NaCl is the chemical formula of this salt,
Answer:
Your strategy here will be to use the molar mass of potassium bromide,
KBr
, as a conversion factor to help you find the mass of three moles of this compound.
So, a compound's molar mass essentially tells you the mass of one mole of said compound. Now, let's assume that you only have a periodic table to work with here.
Potassium bromide is an ionic compound that is made up of potassium cations,
K
+
, and bromide anions,
Br
−
. Essentially, one formula unit of potassium bromide contains a potassium atom and a bromine atom.
Use the periodic table to find the molar masses of these two elements. You will find
For K:
M
M
=
39.0963 g mol
−
1
For Br:
M
M
=
79.904 g mol
−
1
To get the molar mass of one formula unit of potassium bromide, add the molar masses of the two elements
M
M KBr
=
39.0963 g mol
−
1
+
79.904 g mol
−
1
≈
119 g mol
−
So, if one mole of potassium bromide has a mas of
119 g
m it follows that three moles will have a mass of
3
moles KBr
⋅
molar mass of KBr
119 g
1
mole KBr
=
357 g
You should round this off to one sig fig, since that is how many sig figs you have for the number of moles of potassium bromide, but I'll leave it rounded to two sig figs
mass of 3 moles of KBr
=
∣
∣
∣
∣
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
a
a
360 g
a
a
∣
∣
−−−−−−−−−
Explanation:
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