Input interpretation
lanthanum sulfide | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for lanthanum sulfide: 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: La_2S_3 Use the chemical formula to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i La (lanthanum) | 2 S (sulfur) | 3 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) La (lanthanum) | 2 | 138.90547 S (sulfur) | 3 | 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) La (lanthanum) | 2 | 138.90547 | 2 × 138.90547 = 277.81094 S (sulfur) | 3 | 32.06 | 3 × 32.06 = 96.18 M = 277.81094 g/mol + 96.18 g/mol = 373.99 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.37399 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ 0.52 × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 1.9 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 6.4 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 6.2×10^-22 grams | 6.2×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 374 u (unified atomic mass units) | 374 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 374