Determine how many moles are present in 0.23 kg of SO2.
1 kg ----- 1000 g
0.23 kg --- ?
0.23 x 1000 / 1 => 230 g
molar mass SO2 = 64 g/mol
1 mole --------- 64 g
? mole -------- 230 g
230 x 1 / 64 => 3.593 moles
Answer:
\(3.60~mol~SO_2\)
Explanation:
The first step is the conversion from Kg to g:
\(0.23~Kg~\frac{1000~g}{1~Kg} = 230~g~SO_2\)
Then we have to calculate the molar mass of \(SO_2\):
\(O=~16~g/mol\)
\(S=~32~g/mol\)
\(SO_2=~(16x2)*(32*1)=~64g/mol\)
\(1~mol~SO_2=~64~g~SO_2\)
With the molar mass is possible to calculate the moles:
\(230~g~SO_2\frac{1~mol~SO_2}{64~g~SO_2} = 3.60~mol~SO_2\)