Input interpretation
cyclopentadienyl cobalt(I) dicarbonyl | molar mass
Result
Find the molar mass, M, for cyclopentadienyl cobalt(I) dicarbonyl: 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_5H_5Co(CO)_2 Use the chemical formula, C_5H_5Co(CO)_2, to count the number of atoms, N_i, for each element: | N_i C (carbon) | 7 Co (cobalt) | 1 H (hydrogen) | 5 O (oxygen) | 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) C (carbon) | 7 | 12.011 Co (cobalt) | 1 | 58.933194 H (hydrogen) | 5 | 1.008 O (oxygen) | 2 | 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) C (carbon) | 7 | 12.011 | 7 × 12.011 = 84.077 Co (cobalt) | 1 | 58.933194 | 1 × 58.933194 = 58.933194 H (hydrogen) | 5 | 1.008 | 5 × 1.008 = 5.040 O (oxygen) | 2 | 15.999 | 2 × 15.999 = 31.998 M = 84.077 g/mol + 58.933194 g/mol + 5.040 g/mol + 31.998 g/mol = 180.048 g/mol
Unit conversion
0.18005 kg/mol (kilograms per mole)
Comparisons
≈ ( 0.25 ≈ 1/4 ) × molar mass of fullerene ( ≈ 721 g/mol )
≈ 0.93 × molar mass of caffeine ( ≈ 194 g/mol )
≈ 3.1 × molar mass of sodium chloride ( ≈ 58 g/mol )
Corresponding quantities
Mass of a molecule m from m = M/N_A: | 3×10^-22 grams | 3×10^-25 kg (kilograms) | 180 u (unified atomic mass units) | 180 Da (daltons)
Relative molecular mass M_r from M_r = M_u/M: | 180