Input interpretation
silver telluride | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for silver telluride: 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: Ag_2Te Use the chemical formula to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i Ag (silver) | 2 Te (tellurium) | 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) Ag (silver) | 2 | 107.8682 Te (tellurium) | 1 | 127.60 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) Ag (silver) | 2 | 107.8682 | 2 × 107.8682 = 215.7364 Te (tellurium) | 1 | 127.60 | 1 × 127.60 = 127.60 M = 215.7364 g/mol + 127.60 g/mol = 343.34 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.34334 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ 0.48 × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 1.8 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 5.9 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 5.7×10^-22 grams | 5.7×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 343 u (unified atomic mass units) | 343 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 343