Answer:
There are 1.2044 × 10²⁴ formula units of NaCl in 116.88 g of table salt (NaCl)
Explanation:
A formula unit is an empirical formula of the smallest collection or number of atoms in an ionic or covalent combination from which a compounds formula can be established and which are used to represent the compound stoichiometrically
Sodium chloride is an ionic compound and is represented by the formula unit NaCl as it composed of ions and is not therefoe represented by a molecular formula
The given mass of the table salt, NaCl = 116.88 g
The molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g/mol = The mass of 1 mole of NaCl
1 mole of NaCl contains one Avogadro's number or 6.022 × 10²³ formula units of NaCl,
∴ 58.44 g of NaCl contains 6.022 × 10²³ formula units of NaCl
116.88 g of NaCl will have (116.88/58.44) × 6.022 × 10²³ = 1.2044 × 10²⁴ formula units of NaCl
The number of formula units of NaCl in 116.88 g of table salt (NaCl) = 1.2044 × 10²⁴ formula units of NaCl.
