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Chapter 2: Problem 5
If you select one carbon atom at random, the mass of that atom is most likely to be____ amu.
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Find the symbol for chlorine on the periodic table. a) How does the number given just below the symbol for chlorine (rounded to two decimal places) compare with the average mass (in amu) of one chlorine atom? b) How does the number given just below the symbol for chlorine (rounded to two decimal places) compare with the mass (in grams) of \(6.022 \times 10^{23}\) chlorine atoms?
What is the mass (in amu) of a) \(1000^{12} \mathrm{C}\) atoms? b) \(1000^{13} \mathrm{C}\) atoms?
Examine the periodic table and find the symbol for magnesium. a) How does the number given just below the symbol for magnesium (rounded to two decimal places) compare with the average mass (in amu) of one magnesium atom? b) How does the number given just below the symbol for magnesium (rounded to two decimal places) compare with the mass (in grams) of \(6.022 \times 10^{23}\) magnesium atoms?
Without using a calculator: a) Which weighs more, 18 elephants or two dozen elephants? Explain your reasoning. b) Which weighs more, \(5.136 \times 10^{23}\) sodium atoms or one mole of sodium atoms? Explain your reasoning.
Give two interpretations of the number "12.011" found below the symbol for carbon on the periodic table.
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