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Lesson 6 · The mole two-step
Moles are the hinge
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Moles are the hinge

Here is the map of this whole chapter, and it is worth memorising as a picture: grams ⇄ moles ⇄ particles. Grams cross to moles through MM; moles cross to particles through NAN_A. There is no direct road from grams to particles — none — so every such question is a two-step, and moles are the hinge every chemistry chain swings on.

Going right you divide by MM, then multiply by NAN_A. Coming back you divide by NAN_A, then multiply by MM. Write hop one's answer down before starting hop two: a chain question grades the CHAIN, and a slip in the first line walks all the way to the last. And keep the magnitude habit alive — if your particle count comes back looking like an ordinary number, you divided where you should have multiplied.

mMn

n=mMn = \frac{m}{M}

  • nn= Amount of substance (amount of substance)
  • mm= Mass (mass)
  • MM= Molar mass (molar mass)
Moles from Mass (n = m/M) solver →
nN

N=n NAN = n\,N_A

  • NN= Number of particles
  • nn= Amount of substance (amount of substance)
Particles from Moles (Avogadro's Number) solver →