The half-life for radioactive decay of 1 | Class 12 Chemistry Chapter Chemical Kinetics, Chemical Kinetics 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

  • Aqeel Ahmad
  • 2019-08-01 20:08:34

My answer is 1919


  • Gayu
  • 2019-05-27 21:53:58

How 0.693 come


  • Kislay
  • 2019-03-08 22:33:16

The answer will be 1910 yrs T=1/K×ln(A°/A) Also, 1/K=t(1/2)/ln2 So, T=[t(1/2)/ln2]×ln(A°/A) T= 5730yrs ×(log5-log4/log3)


  • Lakshmi
  • 2019-02-10 11:17:28

All radioactive decay are of 1st order reaction. So zero order can't be taken.


  • Dvbhav
  • 2018-07-31 22:56:08

What if zero order?


  • abi namdev
  • 2018-02-12 07:05:13

radioactive decay is first order reaction & half-life of first order =0.693/k first you will find the value of k then put in formule and use log value of log100/80=log5/4=log5-log4


  • Raniya
  • 2017-12-29 07:07:34

Hii how this answer came out to be 1845


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