Input interpretation
![ethanol | molecular mass](../image_source/48512c49f58ef908ca1f5fecc8d5c6c4.png)
ethanol | molecular mass
Result
![Find the molecular mass, m, for ethanol: 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: CH_3CH_2OH Use the chemical formula, CH_3CH_2OH, to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i C (carbon) | 2 H (hydrogen) | 6 O (oxygen) | 1 Look up the atomic mass, m_i, in unified atomic mass units, u, for each element in the periodic table: | N_i | m_i/u C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 H (hydrogen) | 6 | 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 molecular mass, m: Answer: | | | N_i | m_i/u | mass/u C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 | 2 × 12.011 = 24.022 H (hydrogen) | 6 | 1.008 | 6 × 1.008 = 6.048 O (oxygen) | 1 | 15.999 | 1 × 15.999 = 15.999 m = 24.022 u + 6.048 u + 15.999 u = 46.069 u](../image_source/d0893ffe78466c6d996b1814855a8228.png)
Find the molecular mass, m, for ethanol: 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: CH_3CH_2OH Use the chemical formula, CH_3CH_2OH, to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i C (carbon) | 2 H (hydrogen) | 6 O (oxygen) | 1 Look up the atomic mass, m_i, in unified atomic mass units, u, for each element in the periodic table: | N_i | m_i/u C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 H (hydrogen) | 6 | 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 molecular mass, m: Answer: | | | N_i | m_i/u | mass/u C (carbon) | 2 | 12.011 | 2 × 12.011 = 24.022 H (hydrogen) | 6 | 1.008 | 6 × 1.008 = 6.048 O (oxygen) | 1 | 15.999 | 1 × 15.999 = 15.999 m = 24.022 u + 6.048 u + 15.999 u = 46.069 u
Unit conversions
![46.07 Da (daltons)](../image_source/99372e1b81aa734bf30fdfa97a980b2b.png)
46.07 Da (daltons)
![0.04607 kDa (kilodaltons)](../image_source/ab945af2b066f9f8f20d4faba77ffbb4.png)
0.04607 kDa (kilodaltons)
![7.65×10^-23 grams](../image_source/8f404c8c14336896aa7679f9f341f59e.png)
7.65×10^-23 grams
![7.65×10^-26 kg (kilograms)](../image_source/895fac5240efc64db2a1319fbfa2979e.png)
7.65×10^-26 kg (kilograms)
![46.07 chemical atomic mass units (unit officially deprecated)](../image_source/201768a01fe4ee4f1b270d949268e217.png)
46.07 chemical atomic mass units (unit officially deprecated)
![46.08 physical atomic mass units (unit officially deprecated)](../image_source/4cba4bcce0624ec827ad326790c46bf6.png)
46.08 physical atomic mass units (unit officially deprecated)
Comparisons as mass of molecule
![≈ ( 0.064 ≈ 1/16 ) × molecular mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 u )](../image_source/2d51af53dd0387865e09431d36853748.png)
≈ ( 0.064 ≈ 1/16 ) × molecular mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 u )
![≈ ( 0.24 ≈ 1/4 ) × molecular mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 u )](../image_source/2b532dc2f17edefa20418eb72ddb97fd.png)
≈ ( 0.24 ≈ 1/4 ) × molecular mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 u )
![≈ 0.79 × molecular mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 u )](../image_source/97bc4a16ba7959b1ad5a35246788a303.png)
≈ 0.79 × molecular mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 u )
Corresponding quantities
![Relative atomic mass A_r from A_r = m_aN_A/M_u: | 46](../image_source/b952f4f1893ab4b885eac3635144c2e7.png)
Relative atomic mass A_r from A_r = m_aN_A/M_u: | 46
![Molar mass M from M = m_aN_A: | 46 g/mol (grams per mole)](../image_source/99606edc18d233c7c2a087e0602fa588.png)
Molar mass M from M = m_aN_A: | 46 g/mol (grams per mole)
![Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = m_mN_A/M_u: | 46](../image_source/9c76ea568f38684511fb994b58a8eadb.png)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = m_mN_A/M_u: | 46
![Molar mass M from M = m_mN_A: | 46 g/mol (grams per mole)](../image_source/aab027828b3e646c4116adaccc97f8c9.png)
Molar mass M from M = m_mN_A: | 46 g/mol (grams per mole)