Answer:
1.35 moles of O²⁻
21.6 grams of O²⁻
Explanation:
We know that the charge on Aluminium ion is +3 (i.e. Al³⁺) while, the charge on Oxide ion is -2 (i.e. O²⁻). Therefore, the overall neutral Al₂O₃ compound has 2 Al³⁺ ions and 3 O²⁻ ions. Since, we can say that,
1 mole of Al₂O3 contains = 3 moles of O²⁻ ions
So,
0.450 moles of Al₂O₃ will have = X g of O²⁻
Solving for X,
X = 0.450 mol × 3 mol ÷ 1 mol
X = 1.35 moles of O²⁻
As the mass of an atom is mainly due to the presence of protons and neutrons hence, the addition of two electrons (-ve 2 shows two gained electron) to Oxygen will make a negligible change to the atomic masss of Oxygen because electron is said to be almost 1800 times lighter than proton. Hence, the ionic mass of O²⁻ will be 16 g/mol and the mass of given moles is calculated as,
Mass = Moles × Ionic Mass
Mass = 1.35 mol × 16 g/mol
Mass = 21.6 g
