Self-Assessment Exercise 1.4: 1. Potassium Chlorate (KClO3) used commonly for the laboratory preparation of oxygen gas (O3). Calculate its formula mass.
2. When baking soda, NaHCO3 is heated, carbon dioxide is released, which is responsible for the rising of cookies and bread. Determine the formula masses of baking soda and carbon dioxide.
3. Following compounds are used as fertilizers. Determine their formula masses.
(i) Urea, (NH2)2CO
(ii) Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3
Solution
1. Formula mass of KClO3 = 1 × Atomic mass of K + 1 × Atomic mass of Cl + 3× Atomic mass of O
= 1 × 39 + 1 × 35.5 + 3 × 16
= 122.5 amu
2. Formula mass of NaHCO3 = 1× Atomic mass of Na + 1 × Atomic mass of H + 1 × Atomic mass of C + 3 × Atomic mass of O
= 1 × 23 +1 ×1 + 1 ×12 + 3×16
= 23 + 1+ 12+ 48
= 84 amu
3. (i) Formula mass of Urea (NH2)2CO = 2 ( Atomic mass of N + 2 × Atomic mass of H) + 1× Atomic mass of C + Atomic mass of O
= 2 (14+ 2 × 1) + 1 × 12 + 16
= 2 (16) +12 +16
= 32 + 28
= 60 amu
(ii) Formula mass of NH4NO3 or N2H4O3 = 2 (Atomic mass of N)+ 4 × Atomic mass of H + 3× Atomic mass of O
= 2 (14) + 4 × 1 + 3 × 16
= 28 + 4+ 48
= 80 amu
Representative Particles of Elements and Compounds
The term that represents the species
present in a substance is called representative particles.
For examples, the term atoms,
molecules and formula units are used to represent the particles of element, molecular
compound and ionic compound. So, these terms are representative particles of
elements, molecular compound and ionic compounds, respectively.
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