What is the mass of a 1.26xx10^-4*mol1.26×104mol quantity of acetic acid?

2 Answers
Feb 9, 2017

"In acetic acid,"In acetic acid, H_3"CCO"_2HH3CCO2H?

Explanation:

Now, the basic equation is "moles"moles == "mass"/"molar mass"massmolar mass....and thus "mass"mass == "moles"moles xx× "molar mass"molar mass.

So here,

"mass"mass == 1.26xx10^-4*cancel(mol)xx60.05*g*cancel(mol^-1)=7.60*mg.

Certainly, this expression is dimensionally consistent. I wanted an answer with units of mass, and the calculation did in fact give such units.

Apr 2, 2018

The mass of "CH"_3"COOH" is "0.00757 g".

Explanation:

Multiply moles by molar mass.

The molar mass of acetic acid ("CH"_3"COOH") is "60.052 g/mol".
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pccompound?term=%22acetic+acid%22

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