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Calculate the number of moles in:

5 g of CaCO3


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Solution

Given: Weight of Calcium carbonate = 5 g

Step-1: Calculate the Gram molecular weight of Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Gram atomic weight of Calcium (Ca)= 40 g mol-1

Gram atomic weight of Carbon (C)= 12 g mol-1

Gram atomic weight of Oxygen (O)= 16 g mol-1

As Gram molecular weight is the sum total of the mass of all the atoms.

Therefore, Gram molecular weight of Calcium carbonate = Gram atomic weight of Calcium +Gram atomic weight of Carbon+ 3(Gram atomic weight of Oxygen)

Gram molecular weight of Calcium carbonate = 40 g mol-1+ 12g mol-1+ 3(16g mol-1)

= 100 g mol-1

Step-2: Calculate the number of moles

Numberofmoles=GivenweightofthesubstanceGrammolecularweightofthesubstance

Numberofmoles=5100=0.05 mol

Therefore, the number of moles in 5 g of CaCO3 is 0.05 mol.


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