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MOLE CONCEPT

• The Avogadro constant = 6.022 x 1023 – value of one mole – number of atoms in 12g of C12
• One mole is equal to amount of substance that contains the same number of atoms, molecules
or particles are there are atoms in 12g of the carbon 12 isotope
• The masses of two elements will never be the same
• Atomic mass number of an element = one mole of that element
o Oxygen: atomic mass number – 16. Value of one mole = 16g
o H2O: atomic mass – 2(1) + 1(16) = 18.
▪ 18g of H2O combined to form one mole of H2O
• NOTATIONS:
o Number of moles = n
o Given mass = M
o Molar mass = m
o Given number of particles = N
o Avogadro Constant = N0
• Number of moles:
o mass is given
o Given mass/molar mass – M/m
o For eg: there are 32g of oxygen, how many moles?
n= 32/16
n= 2
therefore, in 32g of oxygen, there are 2 moles.

o Number of particles is given:


o Number of particles/Avogadro’s constant = N/N0
o For eg: there are 18.066 x 1023 atoms of oxygen, how many moles?
n= N/N0
n= 18.066 x 1023 / 6.022 x 1023
n= 3
therefore, in 18.066 x 1023 atoms of oxygen, there are 3 moles.

o M/m = N/N0

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