CHAPTER 3 :

CHEMICAL FORMULAE &

EQUATIONS

3.3 The Mole & the Mass of

Substances
3.3 The Mole & the Mass of Substances

At the end of this lesson you should be able to:

1. State the meaning of molar mass

2. Relate molar mass to the NA
3. Relate molar mass of a substance to its Ar and Mr
4. Solve numerical problems to convert the number
of moles of a given substance to its mass and vice
versa
 MOLAR MASS

The mass of 1 mol of Relative mass

a substance (Ar or Mr) of a
substance

The mass of NA (6.02 x 1023

particles)

• unit of molar mass: grams per mole or g mol-1

State the relative mass and the molar masses
these substances:

 Na
 H2O
 ZnCl2
 CuSO4

Ar: Na,23; H,1; O,16; Zn,65; Cl2,35.5;

Cu,64; S,32
 Relationship between the number of
moles and the mass of a substance

x molar mass
No. of Moles Mass (g)
molar mass

Mass (g)
No. of moles =
Molar mass (Ar or Mr)