The relative atomic mass is the combined mass of the total
number of protons, neutrons and electrons. The mass of either a protron or neutron is 1
atomic mass unit (amu), whereas the mass of an electron is only 0.00055 amu, which is
not usually counted. For example, carbon has 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons.
Adding these together, you have 6 amu for protons, 6 amu for neutrons and 6 x .00055 amu
= .003 for the electrons. In total, carbon is about 12
amu.
A molar concentration is simply the total
amu of the substance disolved in a liter of solvent. For example, a 1 M concentration
of NaOH would be the total of the atomic masses of the individual atoms in 1 liter of
water. The masees are as follows: Na = 23, O = 16 and H = 1. Therefore, 23+16+1=50.
If you were to take 50 g of NaOH and dissolve it in 1 liter of water, you would have a 1
M solution.
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