Question
Question: How many moles of \({O_2}\) are there in \[2500g\] of \({O_2}\)?...
How many moles of O2 are there in 2500g of O2?
Solution
The mole (symbol: mol) is the unit of measurement in the International System of Units for the quantity of substances (SI). It is described as precisely 6.02214076×1023 particles that can be atoms, molecules, ions, or electrons.
In the periodic table, oxygen is a member of the chalcogen group, a highly reactive non-metal and an oxidising agent that easily forms oxides with most elements and other compounds. Oxygen is the third-most abundant element in the universe by mass, after hydrogen and helium.
Complete step by step answer:
Mole is a number that connects the mass of a substance with its number of particles.
For all substances, the number of atoms or other particles in a mole is the same. The mole is connected in the following way to the mass of an element: one mole of carbon-12 atoms has 6.02214076×1023atoms and a mass of 12 grams. For contrast, by definition, one oxygen mole consists of the same number of atoms as carbon-12, but it has a mass of 15,999 grams.
Accordingly, oxygen has a greater mass than carbon. It is possible to extend this logic to molecular or formula weights as well.
One mole of a substance = 6.02×1023 particles (entities)
One mole of Dioxygen or O2 = 6.02×1023 molecules of O2
One mole of O2 has mass 32g
we can say that
32g of O2 =1mole
1gof O2 = 321mole
2500g of O2=321×2500= 78.125 moles.
Note:
Two atoms of the element bind to form dioxygen at standard temperature and pressure, a colourless and odourless diatomic gas with the formula O2. 20.95 percent of the Earth's atmosphere constitutes diatomic oxygen gas. In the form of oxides, oxygen makes up almost half of the Earth's crust.
A substance's molar mass is the mass of 1 mole of that substance, in gramme multiples. The number of moles in the sample is the volume of material. The magnitude of the molar mass is numerically the same for most practical purposes as that of the mean mass of one atom, expressed in daltons.