Unit 4 Flashcards
what is the purpose of avogadros number
When doing mathematical calculations with billions and billions of atoms and molecules, it can be difficult to keep track of such large numbers. To make chemical calculations easier, chemists created a new unit.
what is the symbol fro avogadros number
NA
what is avogadros #
6.022 x 10^23
who came up with avogadros #
Amedeo Avogadroin 1811
who calculated avogadro’s #
The German scientist Johann Josef Loschmidt first calculated the value of Avogadro’s number in 1865.
why did chemist devolp the mole
Chemists developed their own unit for grouping large quantities of small particles such as atoms, molecules, and ions—the mole.
what is a mole
The mole, whose abbreviation is “mol”, is the base unit for measuring and standard method in chemistry for communicating how much of a substance is present.
define mole
A mole is defined as the amount of a substance that contains the same number of entities (atoms, molecules, formula units) as exactly the number of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12.
give an example of how big a mole is
1 mole of watermelon seeds would be about the size of the moon.
How to convert moles to number of particles:
of moles (n) x Avogadro’s # = number of particles
How to convert number of particles to moles:
of particles (N) / Avogadro’s # (NA) = # of moles (n)
what is mass
The mass of an atom mainly comes from its protons and neutrons
what is the molecular mass
The molecular mass, or molecular weight, of a substance is the mass in atomic mass units of all the atoms in a given molecule.
what is the molar mass
The mass of one mole of a substance is referred to as its molar mass and is expressed in grams per mole. The symbol for molar mass is M.
how to convert moles to mass
of moles (n) x molar mass (M) = mass (m)
