1. The Mole: A Shortcut for Chemists
Source:
S-C-8-1_The Mole Presentation

2. The Mole
The mole is a counting unit for chemists, the same way a baker uses a dozen.
1 dozen = 12 objects

3. The Mole
mole = 6.02 × 1023 objects = 602,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000 objects
That’s almost a trillion trillion!
6.02 × 1023 is called Avogadro’s number.
“Mole” in writing; “mol” in calculations.

4. Representative Particles
Moles can be used to count “representative particles:” atoms, molecules, ions, and formula units.

5. Representative Particles
The representative particle of an ionic compound is the formula unit.
The representative particle of a covalent compound is the molecule.
The representative particle of an element is the atom.

6. Atomic Masses
What do the atomic masses on the periodic table represent?
Carbon has an atomic mass of 12; this means a carbon atom weighs 12 atomic mass units (amu).
The actual mass of an atom of carbon is only
2 x grams.
Practice: What is the atomic mass of one molecule of CO2?
= 44.01

7. Formula Weight
Formula weight: The weight of a molecule or an ionic compound.
Molecule: CO2
= amu
For molecules, formula weight is also called the “molecular weight.”
Ionic compound: NaCl
= amu

8. Molar Mass Molar mass = the mass of one mole.
For atoms, molar mass is the same as atomic mass.
The molar mass of a compound allows you to convert between the amount of the element (moles) and its mass (grams).
If you want to convert from amount (moles) to mass (grams):
If you want to convert from mass (grams) to amount (moles):
 # of moles ×
 Formula weight =
Mass (in grams)
1 mol
mass (grams) ×
1 mol =
# of moles
formula weight

9. Molar Mass Examples 1 mol N = 14.01 g N Written as 14.01 g/mol
Calculate the following molar masses: Br
CaF2
NO2
NaCl

10. Molar Mass Examples: Solutions
Calculate the following molar masses: Br
79.90
CaF2
(2) = g/mol
NO2
(2) = g/mol
NaCl
= g/mol

11. Conversion Factors: Mole-Mass Problems
The red portions in the examples above are the conversion factors.
Conversion factor: A ratio equal to one that expresses the same quality in two different ways.
Another example: To find the number of eggs in 3 dozen:
3 dozen x 12 eggs/dozen = # of eggs

12. Mole-Mass Problems
1. What is the mass of 0.50 mol HCl? 2. What is the mass of 2 mol Zn? 3. How many moles are in 1.5 g of Cu? 4. How many moles are in 50 g H2SO4?

13. Mole-Mass Answers 1. What is the mass of 0.50 mol HCl?
0.50 mol × g/mol = g HCl
2. What is the mass of 2 mol Zn?
2 mol × g/mol = g
3. How many moles are in 1.5 g of Cu?
1.5 g × 1 mol/63.55 g = 0.02 mol
4. How many moles are in 50 g H2SO4?
50 g × 1 mol/98.09 g = 0.51 mol