QuestionHow many nanomoles (nmol) are in a 79.8 microgram () sample of gold? Answer to 3 sig figs and in standard notation.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The sample of gold is79.8 micrograms ()
. We are asked to find the amount in nanomoles (nmol)
3. The atomic weight of gold (Au) is approximately197.0 g/mol4. We will use the conversion factors1 g = and1 mol = nmol
STEP 2
First, we need to convert the mass of the gold sample from micrograms to grams. We can do this by using the conversion factor1 g = .
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given value for the mass in micrograms to calculate the mass in grams.
STEP 4
Calculate the mass in grams.
STEP 5
Now that we have the mass in grams, we can find the number of moles by dividing the mass by the atomic weight of gold.
STEP 6
Plug in the values for the mass in grams and the atomic weight of gold to calculate the number of moles.
STEP 7
Calculate the number of moles.
STEP 8
Now that we have the number of moles, we can convert this to nanomoles by using the conversion factor1 mol = 10^ nmol.
anomoles = Moles \times10^
STEP 9
Plug in the value for the number of moles to calculate the number of nanomoles.
STEP 10
Calculate the number of nanomoles.
The79.8 microgram sample of gold is405 nmol.
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