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Calculate the number of molecules in 4g of oxygen.


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Step 1: Calculate the number of moles.

  • The number of moles can be calculated by using the formula:

Numberofmoles=GivenmassMolarmass

  • According to the question, the given mass is 4g and the molecular mass can be calculated as:

MolecularmassofO2=(2×O)=(2×16)=32gmol-1

  • Thus, the number of moles of O2 are 4g32gmol-1=0.125moles

Step 2: Calculate the number of molecules.

  • We know that one mole of any substance contains 6.023×1023 molecules
    Thus, the number of molecules in any material may be calculated by multiplying the number of moles by Avogadro's number, which is 6.023×1023.
  • We can state:
    Numberofmolecules=numberofmoles×6.023×1023
  • Thus, the number of molecules in 4g of O2 are =0.125×6.023×1023=7.52×1022

So, the number of molecules in 4g of O2 are 7.52×1022


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