Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The number of moles of sodium, phosphorus and oxygen should be calculated in sodium phosphate.
Concept introduction:
A formula that represents a certain combination of elements present in a molecule is known as a molecular formula. In a molecular formula, the simpler number of every atom is present in a molecule.
Answer to Problem 122A
Number of moles of sodium atoms in
Number of moles of phosphorus atoms in
Number of moles of oxygen atoms in
Explanation of Solution
The molecular formula of sodium phosphate is
Sodium phosphate consists of three types of atoms that are sodium (
The number of atoms present in the molecule is denoted by subscript.
According to the formula of sodium phosphate that is
In one mole of
Number of moles of sodium atoms in
Number of moles of phosphorus atoms in
Number of moles of oxygen atoms in
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