Input interpretation
sulfur hexafluoride | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for sulfur hexafluoride: 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: SF_6 Use the chemical formula to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i F (fluorine) | 6 S (sulfur) | 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) F (fluorine) | 6 | 18.998403163 S (sulfur) | 1 | 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) F (fluorine) | 6 | 18.998403163 | 6 × 18.998403163 = 113.990418978 S (sulfur) | 1 | 32.06 | 1 × 32.06 = 32.06 M = 113.990418978 g/mol + 32.06 g/mol = 146.05 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.14605 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ ( 0.2 ≈ 1/5 ) × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 0.75 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 2.5 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 2.4×10^-22 grams | 2.4×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 146 u (unified atomic mass units) | 146 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 146