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Ch.2 - Atoms & Elements
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Capitolo 2, Problema 98

The ratio of the mass of a nitrogen atom to the mass of an atom of 12C is 7:6, and the ratio of the mass of nitrogen to oxygen in N2O is 7:4. Find the mass of 1 mol of oxygen atoms.

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First, we need to understand that the mass of an atom of 12C (carbon-12) is exactly 12 atomic mass units (amu) by definition. Given that the ratio of the mass of a nitrogen atom to the mass of an atom of 12C is 7:6, we can set up a proportion to find the mass of a nitrogen atom. Let's denote the mass of a nitrogen atom as 'N'. So, we have N/12 = 7/6.
Next, solve the proportion for 'N' to find the mass of a nitrogen atom in atomic mass units (amu).
Then, we know that the ratio of the mass of nitrogen to oxygen in N2O is 7:4. This means that for every 7 parts of nitrogen, there are 4 parts of oxygen. Since there are two nitrogen atoms in N2O, the mass of one nitrogen atom is half of the total nitrogen mass in N2O. So, we can set up another proportion: (N/2) / O = 7/4, where 'O' is the mass of an oxygen atom.
Solve this proportion for 'O' to find the mass of an oxygen atom in atomic mass units (amu).
Finally, to find the mass of 1 mol of oxygen atoms, multiply the mass of an oxygen atom (in amu) by Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23). This is because 1 mole of any substance contains Avogadro's number of particles (atoms, in this case).

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