Input interpretation
mercuric thiocyanate | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for mercuric thiocyanate: M = sum _iN_im_i Plan: • Write the chemical formula and gather atomic masses from the periodic table. • Determine values for N_i and m_i using these items. • Finally, compute the mass. Write the chemical formula: Hg(SCN)_2 Use the chemical formula, Hg(SCN)_2, to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i C (carbon) | 2 Hg (mercury) | 1 N (nitrogen) | 2 S (sulfur) | 2 Look up the atomic mass, m_i, in g·mol^(-1) for each element in the periodic table: | N_i | m_i/g·mol^(-1) C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 Hg (mercury) | 1 | 200.592 N (nitrogen) | 2 | 14.007 S (sulfur) | 2 | 32.06 Multiply N_i by m_i to compute the mass for each element. Then sum those values to compute the molar mass, M: Answer: | | | N_i | m_i/g·mol^(-1) | mass/g·mol^(-1) C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 | 2 × 12.011 = 24.022 Hg (mercury) | 1 | 200.592 | 1 × 200.592 = 200.592 N (nitrogen) | 2 | 14.007 | 2 × 14.007 = 28.014 S (sulfur) | 2 | 32.06 | 2 × 32.06 = 64.12 M = 24.022 g/mol + 200.592 g/mol + 28.014 g/mol + 64.12 g/mol = 316.75 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.31675 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ 0.44 × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 1.6 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 5.4 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 5.3×10^-22 grams | 5.3×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 317 u (unified atomic mass units) | 317 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 317