Question

What mass of dinitrogen monoxide, N2O, contains the same number of molecules as 3.00 g of trichlorofluoromethane, CCl3F?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.9612 g

Explanation:

First we calculate how many moles are there in 3.00 g of CCl₃F, using its molar mass:

• 3.00 g CCl₃F ÷ 137.37 g/mol = 0.0218 mol CCl₃F

Now, we need to calculate how many grams of N₂O would have that same number of molecules, or in other words, the same amount of moles.

Thus we calculate how many grams would 0.0218 moles of N₂O weigh, using the molar mass of N₂O :

• 0.0218 mol N₂O * 44.013 g/mol = 0.9612 g N₂O