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Sodium is an alkali metal that reacts violently with water. Calculate the total number of atoms in a 58.2 grams sample of sodium and express in correct scientific notation.

Sagot :

In 58.2 grams of Na there is 1.51 x 10^24 atoms.

Mole calculation

To calculate the amount of atoms present in a mass sample, it is necessary to have knowledge of the molar mass of the element and Avogadro's constant, used in such a way that:

[tex]MM_Na= 23g/mol[/tex]

[tex]C = 6\times 10^{23}[/tex]

                                       [tex]MM = \frac{m}{mol}[/tex]

                                    [tex]23 = \frac{58.2}{x} = > 2.53 atoms[/tex]

Now, with the value of the number of moles, just calculate the number of atoms present, so that:

                                       [tex]atoms = mol \times C[/tex]

                                     [tex]atoms = 2.53 \times 6 \times 10^{23}[/tex]

                                        [tex]atoms = 1.51 \times 10^{24}[/tex]

So, in 58.2 grams of Na there is 1.51 x 10^24 atoms.

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