Question

which of the following represents the least number of molecues?
(a)20.0 g of H2O (18.02g/mol)
(b)77.0 g of CH4 (16.06 g/mol)
(c)68.0 g of CaH2 (42.09 g/mol)
(d)100.0 g of N2O (44.02 g/mol)
(e)84.0 g of HF (20.01 g/mol)

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: a) 20g of H2O (18.02 g/mol) molecules=6.68x10^23

Explanation:

In order to find the amount of molecules of each of the options, we need to follow the following equation.

$molecules=\frac{mass(g)x6.022x10^{23}(molecules/mol) }{atomic weight(g/mol)}$

So, let´s get the number of molecules for each of the options.

$a) molecules=\frac{20(g)x6.022x10^{23}(molecules/mol) }{18.02(g/mol)}=6.68x10^{23}molecules$

$b) molecules=\frac{77(g)x6.022x10^{23}(molecules/mol) }{16.06(g/mol)}=2.89x10^{24}molecules$

$c) molecules=\frac{68(g)x6.022x10^{23}(molecules/mol) }{42.09(g/mol)}=9.73x10^{23}molecules$

$d) molecules=\frac{100(g)x6.022x10^{23}(molecules/mol) }{44.02(g/mol)}=1.37x10^{24}molecules$

$d) molecules=\frac{84(g)x6.022x10^{23}(molecules/mol) }{20.01(g/mol)}=2.53x10^{24}molecules$

the smalest number is in option a)

Best of luck.