(i) Calculate the number of electrons wh | Class 11 Chemistry Chapter Structure of Atom, Structure of Atom NCERT Solutions

Question:

Calculate the molecular mass of the following:
(i) H2O
(ii) CO2
(iii) CH4

Answer:

Molecules are made up of atoms & are  quite small, therefore the actual mass of a molecule cannot be detrmined.It is expressed as the relative mass.C-12 isotope is used to express the relative molecular masses of substances.Thus  molecular mass of a substance may be defined as: the average relative mass of its molecule as compared to the mass of carbon atom taken as 12 amu.

(i) H2O:

The molecular mass of water, H2O

= (2 × Atomic mass of hydrogen) + (1 × Atomic mass of oxygen)

= [2(1.0084) + 1(16.00 u)]

= 2.016 u + 16.00 u

= 18.016

= 18.02 u

(ii) CO2:

The molecular mass of carbon dioxide, CO2

= (1 × Atomic mass of carbon) + (2 × Atomic mass of oxygen)

= [1(12.011 u) + 2 (16.00 u)]

= 12.011 u + 32.00 u

= 44.01 u

(iii) CH4:

The molecular mass of methane, CH4

= (1 × Atomic mass of carbon) + (4 × Atomic mass of hydrogen)

= [1(12.011 u) + 4 (1.008 u)]

= 12.011 u + 4.032 u

= 16.043 u


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Comments

  • Shahin
  • 2020-04-28 09:45:44

Thanks...


  • Priya nayak
  • 2019-10-20 10:11:59

Thanks for the solution


  • Anant
  • 2019-09-20 14:11:39

Mass of e is 9.1 x 10^31 kg


  • Siddhu
  • 2019-08-11 21:28:30

Mr/Mrs cha,it's not necessary to take the mass of electron in kg only. We know that the mass of electron is 9.1*10^-28g or 9.1*10^-31kg so the solved question is right


  • GANDHASIRI KIRANKUMAR
  • 2019-08-09 10:23:18

Super


  • Cha
  • 2019-06-29 20:03:47

Mass of electron should be in kg


  • Cha
  • 2019-06-29 19:56:04

Mass of a electron is wrong here.It should be 9.1x 10^-31


  • Sneha
  • 2019-06-20 16:07:26

Thnks alot


  • Nice
  • 2019-06-14 10:25:01

🙏🙏👍


  • Vansh Tyagi
  • 2019-06-12 15:00:32

But mass of electron is 9.1 ×10(-34)


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