Propane (C₃H₈) is a colorless alkane gas with three carbons and eight hydrogen atoms. In 2.23 grams of propane, there are 3.05 x 10²³ carbon atoms present.
What is the number of particles/atoms?
The number of atoms or the particles being the smallest units is estimated by the product of the number of moles and Avogadro's number.
The Avogadro's number (Na) is used to determine the number of particles that have been present in a mole of a substance. A mole of a substance is said to have 6.022 × 10²³ ions, atoms, electrons, molecules, etc.
Moles of propane are calculated as,
Moles = mass ÷ molar mass
= 2.23 ÷ 440.094
= 0.05057
Now, the number of particles is calculated as,
Number = moles × Avogadro's number
= 0.05057 × 6.022 × 10²³
= 3.05 x 10²³
Therefore, 3.05 x 10²³ carbon atoms are present in 2.23 grams of propane.
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