To use Avogadro\'s number to convert between microscopic units of atoms and mole

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To use Avogadro's number to convert between microscopic units of atoms and molecules to the macroscopic world of chemical experiments. A mole is a unit of matter that represents a known number of particles that is large enough to be weighed on a laboratory balance. One mole of substance contains 6.022 times 10^23 formula units, as shown in the following unit factor: 6.022 times 10^23 formula units/1 mol substance The value 6.022 times 10^23 is is called Avogadro's number. The term formula unit is a generic phrase that can mean a molecule, atom, ion, or whatever is represented by the chemical formula. For example, a mole of He contains 6.022 times 10^23 helium atoms. A mole of N_2 contains 6.022 times 10^21 diatomic N_2 molecules but double that number of nitrogen atoms. The fuel used in many disposable lighters is liquid butane, C_4H_10. How many carbon atoms are in 1.00 g of butane? Express your answer numerically in atoms.

Explanation / Answer

C) C4H10 = 58.12 g /mol

58.12 g C4H10 contain 4 x 6.023 x 1023  = 2.41 x 1024 C atoms

1.0 g C4H10 contain 1.0 x 2.41 x 1024 / 52.12 = 4.6 x 1022 c atoms

C atoms = 4.6 x 1022 c atoms

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