Input interpretation
tetradecanoyl chloride | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for tetradecanoyl chloride: 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: CH_3(CH_2)_12COCl Use the chemical formula to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i C (carbon) | 14 Cl (chlorine) | 1 H (hydrogen) | 27 O (oxygen) | 1 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) | 14 | 12.011 Cl (chlorine) | 1 | 35.45 H (hydrogen) | 27 | 1.008 O (oxygen) | 1 | 15.999 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) | 14 | 12.011 | 14 × 12.011 = 168.154 Cl (chlorine) | 1 | 35.45 | 1 × 35.45 = 35.45 H (hydrogen) | 27 | 1.008 | 27 × 1.008 = 27.216 O (oxygen) | 1 | 15.999 | 1 × 15.999 = 15.999 M = 168.154 g/mol + 35.45 g/mol + 27.216 g/mol + 15.999 g/mol = 246.82 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.2468 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ 0.34 × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 1.3 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 4.2 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 4.1×10^-22 grams | 4.1×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 247 u (unified atomic mass units) | 247 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 247