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, OX2 forms a mole of Oxygen. As a mole is 6.0221023, exactly what on the periodic table can we use to find out that it's 2 Oxygen in one mole? Wouldn't it be 6.0221023, instead of 2?



Answer



O2 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 6.022×1023 O atoms in a mole of O atoms.


There are 6.022×1023 O2 molecules in a mole of O2.


Since you have 2 oxygen atoms in one O2 molecule, there are 2×6.022×1023 O atoms in a mole of O2.


Do you see the difference?



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