What is the mass grams that are in 3.52 × 10²⁵ molecules of I₂

As you know, one mole of any substance contains exactly

6.022

⋅

10

23

molecules of that substance - this is known as Avogadro's number.

Notice that you're dealing with more than

6.022

⋅

10

23

molecules of carbon dioxide, which means that you'll also be dealing with more than one mole of the compound.

More specifically, you'll have

1.5

⋅

10

26

molecules

⋅

1 mole CO

2

6.022

⋅

10

23

molecules

=

2.491

⋅

10

2

moles CO

2

Now, a substance's molar mass tells what the mass of one mole of that substance is. In carbon dioxide's case, its molar mass is equal to

44.01 g/mol

, which means that every mole of

CO

2

will have a mass of

44.01 g

.

In your case,

2.491

⋅

10

2

moles of

CO

2

would have a mass of

2.491

⋅

10

2

moles CO

2

⋅

44.01 g

1

mole CO

2

=

109.63 g

Rounded to two sig figs, the number of sig figs you have for the number of molecules of

CO

2

, the answer will be

m

C

O

2

=

110 g

level 4 to level 2 : ))