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HELP If the molar mass of iodine is 131 g, how many nuclei are present in 4.0 x 10-11 g? (NA=6.02 x 1023).?
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- Seamus OLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
iodine is diatomic so it's chemical formula is I₂
From the periodic table the molar mass for I is 126.90 g/mol
BUT they give the molar mass as 131 g → so it looks like they mean atoms of some isotope of iodine
number of mol I atoms = 4.0 x 10⁻¹¹ g I atoms x [1 mol / 131 g] = 4.0 x 10⁻¹¹ / 131 mol I atoms
each mol I atoms = 6.02 x 10²³ atoms
each atom has one nucleus so:
number of I nuclei = (4.0 x 10⁻¹¹ / 131) mol I atoms x [6.02 x 10²³ nuclei / mol I atoms]
= 1.8 x 10¹¹ nuclei (to 2 sig figs)