We have a score of items meaning 20. Then there is the dozen to mean 12 items. The mole identifies a very large number of items. The mole is a unit that is defined as 6.023 X 1023 particles. It is also equal to the formula mass of a substance expressed in grams. For example: 1 mole of H2O = 6.023 X 10 23 molecules of H2O = 18 grams H2O This statement establishes the relationship between mole units and molecule units and the relationship between mole units and gram units. The following are examples as to how the mole concept is applied: Mole To Gram Conversion Mole to Molecules Conversion Mole to Atom Conversion Practice Problem
Given 5 moles of sulfuric acid having a formula of H2SO4 answer the following questions: How many grams of sulfuric acid would this be? How many molecules of sulfuric acid would that be? How many hydrogen atoms would be in this amount of sulfuric acid? How many oxygen atoms would there be in this much sulfuric acid?