Sunday, November 18, 2018

molecules - Why is O2 enough to form a mole of Oxygen?



I understand that this is the most basic knowledge of moles, however I'm still unsure - according to easy research, $\ce{O2}$ forms a mole of Oxygen. As a mole is $6.022*10^{23}$, exactly what on the periodic table can we use to find out that it's 2 Oxygen in one mole? Wouldn't it be $6.022*10^{23}$, instead of 2?



Answer



$\rm O_2$ is the most common form of oxygen---the periodic table won't really tell you that.


Avogadro's number tells you how many particles there are in a mole.


There are $6.022\times 10^{23}$ O atoms in a mole of O atoms.


There are $6.022\times 10^{23}$ $\rm O_2$ molecules in a mole of $\rm O_2$.


Since you have 2 oxygen atoms in one $\rm O_2$ molecule, there are $2\times 6.022\times 10^{23}$ O atoms in a mole of $\rm O_2$.


Do you see the difference?



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