Grams are the unit of measurement of the mass or the weight of the substance. There are 1.17 gms of chlorine atoms in the sample.
The mass of the substance is the multiplication of the moles and the molar mass.
Barium chloride dissociates as:
BaCl₂ ⇄ Ba²⁺ + 2 Cl⁻
From the reaction, it can be said that 1 mole of barium chloride dissociates into 1-mole barium ion and 2 moles of chloride ions.
Moles of barium chloride are calculated as:
Moles = mass ÷ molar mass
= 3.45 gm ÷ 208.23 g/mol
= 0.016 moles
If 1 mole of Barium chloride has 2 moles then 0.016 moles of the sample will have, 0.0331 moles of chloride ions.
The mass of chlorine atoms is calculated as:
Mass = moles × molar mass
= 0.0331 × 35.45
= 1.17 gms
Therefore, 1.17 gms of chlorine atoms are present in barium chloride.
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