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Calculate the number of gram atoms in 100 ml mercury.
Given : Density of Hg = 13.6 gml1 and molar mass of Hg=200gmol1
A.2.26
B.6.8
C.6.8×NA
D.2.26NA

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Hint: Here, first we have to calculate the mass of mercury using the formula of density, that is, Density=MassVolume. Then, we have to calculate the moles of mercury. After that, using Avogadro's number we can calculate atoms present in 100 ml of mercury.

Complete step by step answer:
Given, the density of Hg is 13.6 gml1 and molar mass of Hg is 200gmol1. Now, we have to calculate the mass of mercury using the formula of density.

Density=MassVolume


13.6gml1=Mass100ml

Mass=1360g


Therefore, the mass of mercury is 1360 g.

Now, we have to calculate the number of moles of mercury. The formula to calculate number of moles is,

Numberofmoles=MassMolarmass


Now, we have to put mass of mercury (1360 g) and molar mass of mercury (200gmol1) in the above equation.

Numberofmolesofmercury=1360g200gmol1=6.8mol
measures the amount of substance present. A mole is the term that defines the number of carbon (C) atoms in 12 g of pure carbon. After so many years of experiment, it has been proved that a mole of anything contains 6.022×1023 representative particles. 6.022×1023 is known as Avogadro’s number or NA.

1 mole of mercury contains =6.022×1023 atoms
6.8 moles of mercury contains=6.8×6.022×1023=6.8×NA atoms.

Therefore, atoms present in 100 ml of mercury are 6.8×NA.

So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: The number 6.022×1023 is named in honor of the Italian physicist Amedeo Avogadro. The Avogadro's number aids in counting very small particles. Different kinds of particles, such as molecules, atoms, ions, electrons are representative particles. One mole of anything consists of 6.022×1023 representative particles.