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Calculate the molecular masses of H2, O2, Cl2, C02, CH4, C2H2, NH3, CH3OH.
The total sum of the masses of the atoms or elements present in the molecule is termed molecular mass.
i) Molecular mass of H2= 2 x Atomic mass of H
= 2 x 1
Molecular mass of H2 = 2 u
ii) Molecular mass of O2= 2 x Atomic mass of O
= 2 x 16
Molecular mass of O2= 32 u
iii) Molecular mass of Cl2= 2 x Atomic mass of Cl
= 2 x 35.5
Molecular mass of Cl2 = 71 u
iv) Molecular mass of CO2= Atomic mass of C + 2 x Atomic mass of O
= 12 + 2 x 16
Molecular mass of CO2 = 44 u
v) Molecular mass of CH4= Atomic mass of C + 4 x Atomic mass of H
= 12 + 4 x 1
Molecular mass of CH4 = 16 u
vi) Molecular mass of C2H6= 2 x Atomic mass of C + 6 x Atomic mass of H
= 2 x 12 + 6 x 1
Molecular mass of C2H6 = 30 u
vii) Molecular mass of C2H4= 2 x Atomic mass of C + 4 x Atomic mass of H
= 2 x 12 + 4 x 1
Molecular mass of C2H4 = 28 u
viii) Molecular mass of NH3= Atomic mass of N + 3 x Atomic mass of H
= 14 + 3 x 1
Molecular mass of NH3 = 17 u
ix) Molecular mass of CH3OH= Atomic mass of C + 4 x Atomic mass of H + 1 x Atomic mass of
= 12 + 4 x 1 + 16
Molecular mass of CH3OH = 32 u.
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