You can measure how much of something you have by counting individual objects. For example, you can count the number of cookies in a bag or the number of pages in your notebook. There is a name for a number of atoms, ions, or molecules. One mole of a substance is equal to 6.02 x 10^23 atoms, ions, or molecules of that substance. You can determine the number of moles in a substance by obtaining the mass of the substance.
Objectives
• To measure the masses of common compounds and objects
• To calculate the moles and atoms from the experimental masses
a. Salt(NaCl)
b. Sugar(C6H22O11)
c. Chalk(CaCO3)
d. Sand(SiO2)
e. Water(H2O)
f. Balance
g. Spoon