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Naphthalene, C10H8, an ingredient in mothballs, has a molar mass of 128.18 g/mol. How many molecules of naphthalene are in a mothball that h
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Answer:
2.83 × 10²² molecules.
Explanation:
Using the formula below to calculate the number of moles of Naphthalene:
mole = mass/molar mass
Where;
mass = 6.00g
Molar mass = 128.18 g/mol
mole = 6/128.18
mole = 0.047mol
To calculate the number of molecules of naphthalene in the mothballs, we multiply the number of moles (n) by Avagadro’s number i.e.
number of molecule = n × 6.02 × 10^23
number of molecules = 0.047 × 6.02 × 10^23
= 0.283 × 10²³
= 2.83 × 10²² molecules.