Question

The chemical formula for magnesium oxide is MgO. A chemist determined by measurements that 0.030 moles of magnesium oxide participate in a chemical reaction. Calculate the mass of magnesium oxide that participates.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.209g of MgO participates

Explanation:

In this problem, we have 0.030 moles of MgO that participates in a particular reaction.

And we are asked to solve for the mass of MgO that participates, that means, we need to convert moles to grams.

To convert moles to grams we need to use molar mass of the compound:

1 atom of Mg has a molar mass of 24.3g/mol

1 atom of O has a molar mass of 16g/mol

That means molar mass of MgO is 24.3g/mol + 16g/mol = 40.3g/mol

And mass of 0.030 moles of MgO is:

0.030 moles MgO * (40.3g/mol) =

1.209g of MgO participates