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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 2 years ago

How many protons are in 9.25 x 10-22 g of F?

Please help I don't know where to begin this problem

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  • david
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    start with the given .. convert to moles, then molecules, then atoms, then protons using the atomic number

    (9.25 x 10-22 g) X (1mole/38g) X (6.022x10^23 molecules/mole) X (2atoms/molecule) X (9 protons/atom) = 263.86 protons round to 264 protons. <<<< mathematical answer .. but===

    this question makes no sense .. if you 'cut off' the calculation at molecules

    ... (9.25 x 10-22 g) X (1mole/38g) X (6.022x10^23 molecules/mole) = 14.6588 molecules

    .... and you can NOT have a fraction of a molecule.

  • 2 years ago

    9.25 x 10-22 ?? that is 92.5–22 = 70.5 g

    Fluorine exists as F₂

    F₂ is 38 g/mol

    70.5 g / 38 g/mol = 1.86 mol

    6.022e23 molecules/mole Avogadro constant

    1.86 mol x 6.022e23 molecules/mole = 1.12e24 molecules

    each F atom has 9 protons, so a F₂ molecule has 18 protons

    1.12e24 molecules x 18 protons/molecule = 2.02e25 protons

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