Input interpretation
pentabromophenol | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for pentabromophenol: 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: C_6Br_5OH Use the chemical formula to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i Br (bromine) | 5 C (carbon) | 6 H (hydrogen) | 1 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) Br (bromine) | 5 | 79.904 C (carbon) | 6 | 12.011 H (hydrogen) | 1 | 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) Br (bromine) | 5 | 79.904 | 5 × 79.904 = 399.520 C (carbon) | 6 | 12.011 | 6 × 12.011 = 72.066 H (hydrogen) | 1 | 1.008 | 1 × 1.008 = 1.008 O (oxygen) | 1 | 15.999 | 1 × 15.999 = 15.999 M = 399.520 g/mol + 72.066 g/mol + 1.008 g/mol + 15.999 g/mol = 488.593 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.48859 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ 0.68 × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 2.5 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 8.4 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 8.1×10^-22 grams | 8.1×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 489 u (unified atomic mass units) | 489 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 489