An electrically neutral atom has an atomic mass of 30.973 and an atomic number of 15. How many neutrons does this atom have?____
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<u>Answer:</u> The correct answer is 1.18 g.
<u>Explanation:</u>
We are given a chemical equation:
We know that at STP conditions:
22.4L of volume is occupied by 1 mole of a gas.
So, 2.21L of carbon dioxide is occupied by = of carbon dioxide gas.
By Stoichiometry of the above reaction:
1 mole of carbon dioxide gas is produced by 1 mole of carbon
So, 0.0986 moles of carbon dioxide is produced by = of carbon.
Now, to calculate the mass of carbon, we use the equation:
Moles of carbon = 0.0986 mol
Molar mass of carbon = 12 g/mol
Putting values in above equation, we get:
Hence, the correct answer is 1.18 g.
The compound is formed only by sharing of electrons between the atoms. The structure of the compound is shown in the image.
Each line between two atoms represents the sharing of an electron pair which results in the formation of a single bond. Since, carbon has 4 electrons in its valence shell and hydrogen has 1 electron in its valence shell so in order to complete the octet ( to have 8 electrons in their valence shell, noble gas configuration) to attain stability carbon needs 4 more electrons and hydrogen needs 1 electron. So, sharing of electron will occur as shown in the image and the formed compound is stable in nature.
Since, the bond that is formed by sharing of electrons between atoms is known as covalent bond. So, covalent bonding is most important in .
