Relative Formula Mass Flashcards
How do you do relative formula mass ? Give all stages
You do the overall mass of the specified part
What should the mass stay as throughout the reaction?
Mass should stay the same however there is an exception where if there is a gas the mass might seem to change ( it won’t be measured by our scales)
What is relative atomic mass ?
Is the average mass of the isotopes of that event weighted to take into account the abundance of each isotpe
What’s the definition of relative formula mass ?
the sum of the relative atomic masses of the atoms in the numbers shown in the formula
How would you work out the relative formula mass of CH4?
1x carbon= 12
4x hydrogen= 4
Mr=16
What would the relative formula mass of 2CH4 be ?
Still 16
This is because we don’t use big numbers when calculating relative formula mass