CHEMICAL FORMULAE AND EQUATIONS

An atom size is very tiny and descrete How to determine the mass of atom?

Relative Atomic Mass,Ar

= the mass of one atom of the element 1/12 x the mass of carbon-12 atom

Why pick carbon-12 as standard?

Hydrogen-1 Exist as gas at room temperature Hard to handle Oxygen-16 Exist in three isotopes O-16, O-17,O-18

Why pick carbon-12 as standard?

Carbon-12 Exist as solid at room temperature Easily to handle Also found three isotopes:C-12, C-13, C-14 but the C-12 is the most abundant, about 98.89%

Relative Atomic Mass,Ar

= the mass of one atom of the element 1/12 x the mass of carbon-12 atom

Example: Ar for Magnesium = 24 . 1/12 x 12

= 24

Relative Atomic Mass,Ar

= Nucleon number (p+n)

Relative Molecular Mass,Mr

Adding up the Ar of all atoms in a molecule Example: MgCO3 ;
Ar Mg = 24 , C=12 , O=16 Mr of MgCO3 = (1x24)+(1x12)+(3x16) =24+12+48 =84

Example: HPO4: ;
Ar H = 1 , P=31 , O=16 Mr of HPO4 =(1x1)+(1x31)+(4x16) =1+31+64 =96

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