Question

What is the mass of 4.5 x 10^22 molecules of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)? Show your work in the space below.

Answer 1

Given :

Number of molecules of hydrogen peroxide, N = 4.5 × 10²².

To Find :

The mass of given molecules of hydrogen peroxide.

Solution :

We know, 1 mole of every compound contains Nₐ = 6.022 × 10²³ molecules.

So, number of moles of hydrogen peroxide is :

$n = \dfrac{N}{N_a}\\\\n = \dfrac{4.5\times 10^{22}}{6.022\times 10^{23}}\\\\n = 0.0747 \ moles$

Now, mass of hydrogen peroxide is given as :

m = n × M.M

m = 0.0747 × 34 grams

m = 2.54 grams

Hence, this is the required solution.