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What is meant by chemical formula? Calculate the number of aluminium ions present in 0.051 g of aluminium oxide.
(Hint: The mass of an ion is the same as that of an atom of the same element. Atomic mass of Al = 27 u)
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Answer: Option A
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1. The chemical formula of a compound is a symbolic representation of its composition.


2. Mole of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) = 2 x 27 + 3 x 16


= 102 g


3. i.e., 102 g of Al2O3= 6.022 x 1023 molecules of Al2O3


4. Then, 0.051 g of Al2O3 contains = 6.022×1023102×0.051 molecules


= 3.011 x 1020 molecules of Al2O3


5. The number of aluminium ions ((Al3+) present in one molecule of aluminium oxide is 2.


Therefore, the number of aluminium ions (Al3+) present in 3.011 x 1020 molecules (0.051 g ) of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) = 2 x 3.011 x 1020


= 6.022 x 1020



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