Chemical Engineers sometimes measure substance amount in units of gram-moles, kilogram-moles, pound-moles, or ounce-moles; these measure the quantity of a substance whose molecular weight is not equal to its mass in grams, kilograms, pounds, or ounces. The SI mole is identical to the gram-mole. This is from wikipedia entry on moles. So 1 mole = 1 gram-mole
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The measurement in grams depends on the molecule you are using in your conversion. You must find the molecules total Atomic Mass before you begin the conversion.
Example:
How many grams are in one mole of NE?
Solve:
1. NE's atomic mass is 20.180
2. We must set this up so that the moles cancel out:
1 mole NE/1 = 20.180g/1 mole NE
3. Once you cancel out the moles and solve, you are left with 20.180g.
4. ALWAYS take into acount your significant figures!!! This will make the answer 20g.
Overview:
As long as you are converting 1 mole into grams, the answer will just be the atomic mass of the molecule. That's a good shortcut, but remember, it MUST be just 1 mole.
To convert moles to grams, you can use the molar mass of the substance. Simply multiply the number of moles by the molar mass to get the mass in grams. The formula is: mass (g) = moles x molar mass.
Multiply molar mass (gram per mole) of a compound with the number of moles of that compound to find the mass (in grams)
moles of X mulitplied by g/mol or the molecular weight of the element/compound X equals grams.
To find the number of moles of Na in 42 grams, we can use the molar mass of Na, which is approximately 23 grams/mol. First, calculate the number of moles by dividing the given mass by the molar mass: 42 grams / 23 grams/mol = 1.83 moles of Na.
To calculate the mass of 4.00 moles of sodium, you can use the molar mass of sodium which is approximately 23 grams/mol. Therefore, 4.00 moles of sodium would have a mass of 4.00 moles * 23 grams/mole = 92 grams.
To find the number of moles, first calculate the molar mass of sodium nitrate (NaNO3), which is 85 grams/mol. Then, divide the given mass (2.85 grams) by the molar mass to obtain the number of moles present, which is approximately 0.0335 moles.
To calculate the number of moles of carbon dioxide in 19 grams, divide the given mass by the molar mass of carbon dioxide, which is approximately 44 grams/mol. Therefore, 19 grams of carbon dioxide is equal to 19/44 ≈ 0.43 moles.
To calculate the grams of sodium hydroxide present in the solution, first calculate the number of moles using the formula: moles = Molarity (M) x Volume (L). Then, use the molar mass of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to convert moles to grams. The molar mass of NaOH is 40 g/mol. Thus, in this case, you have 0.3375 moles of NaOH and if you convert this to grams, it would be 13.5 grams.