Practice Avogadro's Number in Chemistry

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

The defined number of particles in exactly one mole of any substance: 6.022×1023.

A mind-bogglingly large number — but it's exactly the right size to make atomic counting practical.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

hard
A sample of CO2 has 1.2044×1024 molecules. What mass does it have? (MCO2=44)

Example 2

easy
How many atoms are in 1 mol of helium?

Example 3

easy
How many particles are in 4 mol of any substance?

Example 4

medium
How many formula units are in 1.5 mol of NaCl?

Example 5

medium
How many oxygen atoms are in 0.5 mol of SO2?

Example 6

easy
How many ions are in 0.1 mol of K+?

Example 7

easy
How many molecules are in 5 moles of H2?

Example 8

medium
How many chloride ions are in 0.25 mol AlCl3?

Example 9

medium
How many moles contain 9.033×1022 particles?

Example 10

easy
Convert 3.011×1023 atoms to moles.

Example 11

easy
How many molecules are in 2.5 mol of CO2?

Example 12

medium
A sample contains 3.011×1024 molecules. How many moles is that?

Example 13

hard
A sample contains 1.806×1022 atoms of carbon. How many grams is that? (MC=12)

Example 14

challenge
If 1 mole of pennies were stacked, the column would be roughly 9.6×1019 km tall. Estimate how many years light (300,000 km/s) would take to travel that distance. (1 year ≈3.15×107 s)

Example 15

easy
How many particles are in 0.25 mol of argon?

Example 16

easy
How many molecules are in 0.5 mol of N2?

Example 17

medium
A sample has 1.8066×1024 molecules. How many moles is that?

Example 18

medium
How many atoms are in 0.5 mol of NH3 (count all atoms)?

Example 19

easy
What is the numerical value of Avogadro's number?

Example 20

medium
How many atoms are in 0.5 mol of CO2?