Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength | 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

  • Rahmat Fatima
  • 2020-07-14 19:34:52

Thq a lot to give this answers


  • Kanchan verma
  • 2019-11-14 14:03:57

I have problem in dealing with numerical


  • Varnika
  • 2019-11-12 06:52:27

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  • Y
  • 2019-07-01 22:29:54

Y


  • Aisha
  • 2019-05-17 11:40:28

What about if use hydrogen instead of sodium


  • Priyanshi
  • 2019-04-23 20:05:25

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  • Aryan
  • 2019-03-24 15:13:14

Why cant we use -13.6Z^2


  • Aryan
  • 2019-03-24 15:13:02

Why cant we use -13.6Z^2


  • Megha
  • 2018-11-07 18:37:49

How it's come?


  • Abhishek upmanyu
  • 2018-08-23 11:13:59

Right solution


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