the density of an unknown metal is 2.64 g/cm^3 and its atomic radius is 0.215 nm. It has a face-centered cubic lattice. What is the atomic weight.
Answer: 89.4 g/mol
how?
Well, it's time to put on my clown nose and get silly with some math! Let's solve this puzzle together.
To figure out the atomic weight, we need a little formula-fun. In a face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice, each unit cell contains 4 atoms. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Step 1: Convert atomic radius to cm:
0.215 nm x 10 = 2.15 Å (Angstroms)
2.15 Å x 10^-8 cm/Å = 2.15 x 10^-7 cm
Step 2: Calculate the volume of the unit cell:
In an FCC lattice, the unit cell is like a little dice cube, and each atom sits at the corner and the center of each face. So, it's like filling in all the little dots on dice. How cute! 🎲
The side length of the unit cell (lattice constant) can be calculated using the atomic radius (r):
2r = a√2
a = 2r/√2
For FCC, the volume (V) of the unit cell is given by:
V = a^3
Step 3: Calculate the mass of the unit cell:
The mass of the unit cell (m) = density (d) x V
Step 4: Calculate the atomic weight:
The atomic weight (W) = m x N
where N is Avogadro's number (6.022 × 10^23 mol^-1)
So, let's put on our calculator hats and calculate:
Step 1: 2.15 x 10^-7 cm (atomic radius)
Step 2:
a = 2(2.15 x 10^-7 cm)/√2
Calculate 'a'.
Step 3:
V = a^3
Calculate 'V'.
Step 4:
m = d x V
Calculate 'm'.
W = m x N
Plug in 'm' and calculate 'W'.
And voila, the atomic weight will pop out of the math oven at around 89.4 g/mol. Ta-da! 🎉
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To calculate the atomic weight, we need to determine the number of atoms per unit cell of a face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice. In an FCC lattice, there are 4 atoms per unit cell.
First, we need to convert the atomic radius from nanometers to centimeters.
1 nm = 1 x 10^-7 cm
Therefore, the atomic radius in centimeters is 0.215 nm x (1 x 10^-7 cm/nm) = 2.15 x 10^-8 cm.
Next, we can calculate the volume of the unit cell. In an FCC lattice, the length of the edge of the unit cell (a) is related to the atomic radius (r) by the equation:
a = 4√2r
Substituting the value of the atomic radius we found earlier:
a = 4√2 x 2.15 x 10^-8 cm ≈ 3.04 x 10^-8 cm
The volume of the unit cell (V) can be calculated as:
V = a^3
V = (3.04 x 10^-8 cm)^3 = 2.704 x 10^-23 cm^3
Now, we can calculate the mass of the unit cell (m) using the density (ρ):
ρ = m/V
Rearranging the formula, we get:
m = ρ x V
m = 2.64 g/cm^3 x 2.704 x 10^-23 cm^3 ≈ 7.133 x 10^-23 g
The mass of the unit cell is equal to the atomic weight (in grams) divided by Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23):
m = (Atomic weight / Avogadro's number) g
Therefore,
Atomic weight ≈ m x Avogadro's number
Atomic weight ≈ 7.133 x 10^-23 g x 6.022 x 10^23 g/mol ≈ 89.4 g/mol
Hence, the atomic weight of the unknown metal is approximately 89.4 g/mol.
To find the atomic weight of the unknown metal, we can follow these steps:
1. Determine the volume of the unit cell:
- Since the metal has a face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice, each unit cell contains four atoms.
- The volume of an FCC unit cell can be calculated using the formula: V = a^3 * (4/3), where a is the edge length of the unit cell.
- In an FCC lattice, the edge length (a) can be related to the atomic radius (r) using the equation: a = 4√(2) * r.
Given:
Atomic radius (r) = 0.215 nm
a = 4√(2) * 0.215 nm
2. Convert the given units to appropriate units:
- Convert the atomic radius from nanometers (nm) to centimeters (cm).
- 1 nm = 1 × 10^-7 cm.
Given:
Atomic radius (r) = 0.215 nm
Atomic radius (r) = 0.215 × 10^-7 cm
3. Calculate the volume of the unit cell:
V = (4√(2) * r)^3 * (4/3)
V = (4√(2) * 0.215 × 10^-7 cm)^3 * (4/3)
4. Convert the given units to appropriate units:
- Convert the known density from grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm^3) to grams per cubic millimeter (g/mm^3).
- 1 cm^3 = 1 mm^3.
Given:
Density = 2.64 g/cm^3
Density = 2.64 g/mm^3
5. Relate density, volume, and atomic weight (Molar mass):
- The density of a material is given as the mass (m) of the substance divided by its volume (V).
- We can rearrange this equation to solve for mass: m = Density * Volume.
- Molar mass (M) is the mass (m) of one mole of atoms/molecules of a substance.
- Therefore, we can relate molar mass, mass, and atomic weight using the equation: Molar mass = mass / (6.022 × 10^23).
Given:
Density = 2.64 g/mm^3
Volume = Calculated from step 3
6. Calculate the mass of the unit cell:
Mass = Density * Volume
7. Find the molar mass:
Molar mass = Mass / (6.022 × 10^23)
8. Convert the molar mass to grams per mole (g/mol) to get the atomic weight:
Atomic weight = Molar mass * 1 g/mol
By following these steps, the atomic weight of the unknown metal can be calculated to be 89.4 g/mol.
density = 2.64 g/cc
radius = 0.215 nm = 0.215E-9m = 0.215E-7 cm. It's far easier to change nm to cm at this point rather than finding volume in cubic nm and changing to cc then.
a = edge length = (4r/sqrt 2).
Then volume = a^3
mass of unit cell = volume x density = ??
Then substitute into the equation below and solve for atomic mass.
#atoms in unit cell x atomic mass = 6.022E23*mass unit cell
89.4 is the correct answer.