Relative Mass and Amount of Substance Flashcards
What is Ar?
Relative atomic mass
What does Ar use?
Elements only
Define relative atomic mass
The average mass of an element relative to one twelth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
What is carbon-12 used in Ar?
It is highly abundant and the twelve has very little rounding therefore it is highly accurate
What are isotopes?
Atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
How is Ar calculated?
The sum of (the individual mass of each isotope multiplied by their percentage abundance) divided by the sum of the percentage abundances
What are the units for Ar?
grams per mol
Define relative molecular mass
The mass of a molecule relative to one twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12
What is Mr used for?
Simple covalent molecules and diatomic molecules
What are the Mr units?
Grams per mole
How is Mr calculated?
It is the sum of the Ar values of the elements in the molecule
What is the relative formula mass?
The mass of the formula, relative to one twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12
What is RFM used for?
Giant ionic compounds (salts)
What is the mole?
A measure of an amount of a substance and the number of atoms in 12g of carbon - 12
What is Avogadros constant
6.02 x 10^23 molecules or atoms in one moles
How do you calculate the number of moles?
Number of atoms/molecules divided by avogadros constant
How do you calculate the number of atoms or molecules?
The number of moles x avogadros constant
How do you calculate avogadros constant?
The number of atoms or molecules divided by the number of moles
What is molar mass?
Ar/Mr and RFM
What are the molar mass units?
Grams per mole
How do you calculate the number of moles?
Mass (g) divided by molar mass
What is the water of crystallisation?
The amount of water relative to one mole of salt
How is the water of crystallisation calculated?
Find the number of moles of salt and water and divide by the smallest to give the ratio