Question

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Which represents the greatest mass of carbon?

1 mole of carbon

1 molecule of carbon

1 atom of carbon

1 gram of carbon

Answer 1

Well look at it this way: a single carbon atom will have the least amount of mass.

One mole of any substance has 6.02x10^23 atoms of that substance.

So one mole of carbon is 6.02x10^23 atoms of carbon. So think about that. That is one big number.

Now how does that relate to mass. Well 6.02x10^23 particles translates to about 12 grams

So 12 grams of carbon has a lot more atoms in it than 1 gram of carbon.

Answer 2

Another thing: a molecule of carbon makes no sense.

I'll tell you why: a molecule is when you've got a group of atoms bonded together.

Remember any single element won't be a molecule.

Compound is a molecule that is made up of two or more elements.

Answer 3

Well I guess if they said a molecule that contains carbon