What is the mass in grams of a single atom of each of the following elements? (a) As, (b) Ni.

Short Answer

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So, the mass in grams of a single atom of As (arsenic) is about 1.2446 x 10^-22 grams and of Ni (nickel) is about 9.7461 x 10^-23 grams respectively.

Step by step solution

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Find Atomic Masses

Firstly obtain the atomic masses for As and Ni. An atomic mass units table can be used for this. The atomic mass of As is 74.921595 amu and the atomic mass of Ni is 58.6934 amu.
02

Conversion of amu to grams

One atomic mass unit (amu) is approximately equal to 1.6605402 x 10^-24 grams. Multiply the atomic mass of each element by the conversion factor to change the unit from amu to grams. Thus, 74.921595 amu becomes \(74.921595 \times 1.6605402 \times 10^{-24}\) grams, and 58.6934 amu becomes \(58.6934 \times 1.6605402 \times 10^{-24}\) grams.
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Calculating final results

By calculating, the mass of a single atom of As is approximately 1.2446 x 10^-22 grams and of Ni is approximately 9.7461 x 10^-23 grams.

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