What Is The Molar Mass Of Silver Selenate?
Silver selenate is a compound with the chemical formula Ag2SeO4. To determine its molar mass, we need to calculate the sum of the atomic masses of all the atoms in one mole of the compound.
The atomic masses for each element can be found on the periodic table:
- The atomic mass of silver (Ag) is 107.87 g/mol.
- The atomic mass of selenium (Se) is 78.96 g/mol.
- The atomic mass of oxygen (O) is 15.99 g/mol (there are four oxygen atoms in silver selenate).
To calculate the molar mass of silver selenate, we multiply the atomic mass of each element by the number of atoms of that element in the compound, and then add up the results:
Molar mass = (2 x atomic mass of Ag) + (1 x atomic mass of Se) + (4 x atomic mass of O)
= (2 x 107.87 g/mol) + (1 x 78.96 g/mol) + (4 x 15.99 g/mol)
= 558.52 g/mol
Therefore, the molar mass of silver selenate is 558.52 g/mol.