MOLE
- The relative atomic mass of an element, the relative molecular mass of a molecule, the relative formula mass of an ionic substance or ionic mass of ionic specie when expressed in grams is called gram mole or simply mole.
- One mole of a substance is the amount in grams which contains 6.02×1023 particles of that substance.
- It is denoted by “n”.
- It is abbreviated as “mol”.
- It is the basic SI unit of measuring the quantity of substance.
Example:
(i) Element Na = 23g = 1mole
(ii) Molecular compound H2O = 18g = 1mole
(iii) Ionic compound NaCl = 58.5g = 1mole
(iv) Ionic specie HCO-3 = 61g = 1mole
(i) Gram atom (mole):
The relative atomic mass of an element when expressed in grams is called gram atom it is also called 1mole.
Example:
1gram atom (1mole) of Na = 23g
1gram atom (1mole) of Cl = 35.5g
Number of gram atoms or moles of an element =
(ii) Gram molecule (mole):
The relative molecular mass of a molecule when expressed in grams is called gram molecule. It is also called 1mole.
Example:
1gram molecule (1mole) of water = 18 g of H2O
1gram molecule (1mole) of sulphuric acid = 98 g of H2SO4
(iii) Gram formula (mole):
The relative formula mass of a formula unit when expressed in grams, is called gram formula. It is also called 1mole.
Example:
1gram formula (1mole) of NaCl = 58.5 g
1gram formula (1mole) of Na2CO3 = 106 g
(iv) Gram ion (mole):
The ionic mass of an ionic specie when expressed in grams, is called gram ion or one mole of ion. It is also called 1mole.
Example:
1gram ion (1mole) of OH- = 17g
1gram ion (1mole) of SO42–= 96 g
Number of gram ions or moles of an ionic specie =
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