Question

How many moles of iron are there in 55.85g of Fe3O4

Answer 1

Answer:

• Molecular mass of Iron (III) tetraoxide

$\dashrightarrow \: { \tt{(56 \times 3) + (16 \times 4)}} \\ = { \tt{168 + 64}} \\ = { \tt{232\:g}}$

[ molar masses: Fe → 56, O → 16 ]

$\dashrightarrow \:{ \rm{232 \: g \: = 1 \: mole}} \\ \\ \dashrightarrow \: { \rm{55.85 \: g = ( \frac{55.85}{232}) \: moles }} \\ \\ \dashrightarrow \: { \boxed{ \tt{ = 0.24 \: moles}}}$