1.10 In three moles of ethane (C2H6), calculate the following:

(i) Number of moles of carbon atoms.

(ii) Number of moles of hydrogen atoms.

(iii) Number of molecules of ethane.

 

(i) 1 mole of C2H6 contains 2 moles of carbon atoms.
Number of moles of carbon atoms in 3 moles of C2H6
= 2 × 3 = 6

(ii) 1 mole of C2H6 contains 6 moles of hydrogen atoms.
Number of moles of carbon atoms in 3 moles of C2H6
= 3 × 6 = 18

(iii) 1 mole of C2H6 contains 6.023 × 1023 molecules of ethane.
Number of molecules in 3 moles of C2H6
= 3 × 6.023 × 1023 = 18.069 × 1023