How many copper atoms in a 63.55*g mass of copper metal?

1 Answer
Feb 13, 2017

By definition, there are N_A, "Avogadro's number" of copper atoms in a 63.55*g mass of copper wire.

Explanation:

And N_A, "Avogadro's number" = 6.022xx10^23 individual copper atoms.

I look on the Periodic Table, and at Z=29, i.e. copper, the quoted atomic mass is 63.55*g. The quoted mass is the mass of "Avogadro's number" of copper atoms. And thus, given a reaction with, say, oxygen or sulfur, I can calculate an equivalent, STOICHIOMETRIC mass of sulfur or oxygen.

My advice is to look at the Periodic Table, and get to know it; you will soon learn the atomic masses of the common reagents.