Wednesday, March 4, 2015

What is the molecular formula and the mass of potassium hydrogen sulfate?

To find the correct formula, look at the name of the
compound.


Sulfate means it contains a sulfate group 
(SO4^-2). Because the compound must be charge neutral there has to be an equal number of
positive charges to equal the -2 of the sulfate
group.


Hydrogen has a charge of +1 and potassium also has a
charge of +1 because both are group one elements on the periodic
table.


So the correct formula is: 
KHSO4


To find formula mass, get the mass of each element
from your periodic table and multiply that mass by the number of atoms in the
formula.


for KHSO4:


K =
39.098


H = 1.008


S =
32.06


O = 16 * 4 = 64


Total
mass = 39.098 + 1.008 + 32.06 + 64 = 136.166

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