Input interpretation
silver(I) acetylide | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for silver(I) acetylide: 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_2C_2 Use the chemical formula to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i Ag (silver) | 2 C (carbon) | 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) Ag (silver) | 2 | 107.8682 C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 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 C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 | 2 × 12.011 = 24.022 M = 215.7364 g/mol + 24.022 g/mol = 239.758 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.239758 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ 0.33 × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 1.2 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 4.1 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 4×10^-22 grams | 4×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 240 u (unified atomic mass units) | 240 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 240