Question

Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is commercially known as baking soda. How many grams and atoms of oxygen are there in 15 grams of sodium bicarbonate? The molar mass of NaHCO3 is
84.01 g/mol.​

Answer 1

Answer:

3 atoms of O

8.57g

Explanation:

The problem here is to find the mass of oxygen in the compound and the number of atoms of oxygen.

 The formula of the compound is:

 NaHCO₃;

   Here we have:

      1 atom of Na

     1 atom of H

     1 atom of C

     3 atoms of O

So there are 3 atoms of O

To find the mass of oxygen , we use the molar mass of oxygen;

     Molar mass of oxygen  = 16g/mol

 Mass of oxygen  = $\frac{3(16)}{84.01}$  x 15  = 8.57g