Use the periodic table to answer the fol | Class 11 Chemistry Chapter Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties 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

  • aman
  • 2019-03-10 09:42:55

iodine is a non metal


  • Anirudh
  • 2019-03-07 07:25:35

Iodine must have been bored by being in non metals, so it went metals, I think so.......


  • Jashan
  • 2018-09-23 12:41:06

Chlorine and flourine have 7 electrons in their outermost shell not 5


  • Kittu
  • 2018-09-09 10:52:44

Iodine is not a metal sir it's a non-metal


  • neha kumari
  • 2018-09-02 23:15:17

4 no ka Hg answer nhi hoga kya


  • Sandip
  • 2017-10-22 19:49:32

Identify non-metal from the following a. F b. Co C.fe d. Na


  • Shaitan singh
  • 2017-10-10 11:02:32

Bromine is liquid.


  • rahul
  • 2017-09-01 18:55:48

iodine is a non metal


  • kushala
  • 2015-10-03 04:47:26

Tq it helps me a lot!!!!


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