Input interpretation
strontium sulfide | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for strontium 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: SrS Use the chemical formula to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | number of atoms S (sulfur) | 1 Sr (strontium) | 1 Look up the atomic mass, m_i, in g·mol^(-1) for each element in the periodic table: | number of atoms | atomic mass/g·mol^(-1) S (sulfur) | 1 | 32.06 Sr (strontium) | 1 | 87.62 Multiply N_i by m_i to compute the mass for each element. Then sum those values to compute the molar mass, M: Answer: | | | number of atoms | atomic mass/g·mol^(-1) | mass/g·mol^(-1) S (sulfur) | 1 | 32.06 | 1 × 32.06 = 32.06 Sr (strontium) | 1 | 87.62 | 1 × 87.62 = 87.62 M = 32.06 g/mol + 87.62 g/mol = 119.68 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.1197 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ ( 0.17 ≈ 1/6 ) × molar mass of fullerene (≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 0.62 × molar mass of caffeine (≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 2 × molar mass of sodium chloride (≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 2×10^-22 grams | 2×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 120 u (unified atomic mass units) | 120 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 120