Question
Question: One mole is equal to number of atoms as contained in: A. 1g of carbon B. 6g of carbon C. 12g o...
One mole is equal to number of atoms as contained in:
A. 1g of carbon
B. 6g of carbon
C. 12g of carbon
D. 12kg of carbon
Solution
A substance's molar mass is the mass in grams of one mole of that substance. The molar mass of an element is the mass of one mol of the element's atoms; for a covalent molecular compound, it is the mass of one mol of the compound's molecules; and for an ionic compound, it is the mass of one mol of formula units.
Complete answer:
That is, a substance's molar mass is the mass (in grams per mole) of the substance's 6.022×1023 atoms, molecules, or formula units. In each case, the numbers of atomic mass units that describe the atomic mass, molecular mass, or formula mass are the same as the number of grams in 1 mol. The mass of a sample of a chemical compound divided by the volume of material in that sample, measured in moles, is the molar mass of that compound.
The mass of one mole of isotopically pure carbon-12 is 12 g. That is, one mole equals the number of atoms in 12 grams of carbon.
Hence the correct answer is option C.
Note:
Remember that the number of atoms in precisely 12 grams of pure carbon-12 is equal to the mole's weight. Also we should note that the mass of 1 mol of atoms of an element is the molar mass. An element’s molar mass in gmol−1 is numerically equal to the element’s atomic mass in amu.