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Counting individual atoms and molecules is impractical due to their small size and the large numbers present even in small samples. Instead, chemists use the mole unit (mol) which is defined as 6.02 x 1023 particles of a substance, known as Avogadro's number. The representative particle refers to the species present in a substance, such as atoms for elements like iron, or molecules for compounds like H2 and O2, or formula units for ionic compounds like CaCl2. To convert between numbers of particles and moles, the appropriate conversion factor involving Avogadro's number is used.

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7 1 The Number of Particles in

Counting individual atoms and molecules is impractical due to their small size and the large numbers present even in small samples. Instead, chemists use the mole unit (mol) which is defined as 6.02 x 1023 particles of a substance, known as Avogadro's number. The representative particle refers to the species present in a substance, such as atoms for elements like iron, or molecules for compounds like H2 and O2, or formula units for ionic compounds like CaCl2. To convert between numbers of particles and moles, the appropriate conversion factor involving Avogadro's number is used.

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7.

1 The Number of Particles in a


Mole
Counting the Number of Particles
• Counting Atoms, Molecules, and Ion
is not very practical
• Reason one: is because they are to
small
• Reason two: is because there are
large numbers of particles
• (even in small samples)
Mole
• 1 Mole (mol) = 6.02 x 1023
particles of a substance
• Avogadro’s Number = 6.02 x 1023
• Named after the man who
scientifically determined the
number
Representative Particles
• Refers to the species present in a
substance
• Species = atoms, molecules, formula
units (AKA ions)
• Representative particle of most
elements is the atom
• Ex. Iron made of iron atoms,
• Ex. Helium is made of Helium atoms
Representative Particles cont.

• H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, and I2 = RP


is the molecule
• H2O, SO2 = RP is the molecule
• CaCl2 ionic compound = RP is the
formula unit or ion
Moles to Atoms Conversion Problem
• How many moles of magnesium is
1.25 x 1023 atoms of magnesium
• Atoms Moles is the conversion
• Conversion Factor =
• 1 mole Mg / 6.02 x 1023 atoms of Mg

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