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29 August, 18:40

The mass of the ocean is about 1.8 1021 kg. if the ocean contains 1.076% by mass sodium ions, na+, what is the mass in kilograms of na + in the ocean?

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  1. 29 August, 22:11
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    In chemistry, if you want to express the amount of a substance out of the total amount, you express it in concentration. There are numerous units of measurement: molarity, molality, normality, mass percentages, volume percentage, or a mix of both. For this problem, the unit used for concentration is in mass percentages. The formula would be

    Percentage Concentration = [ (Actual Amount of Substance) / (Total amount of all substances) ] * 100

    Since we are given with the total mass of all the substances in the ocean and the percentage concentration, the only missing information is the actual amount of Na + in the ocean. Substituting the values:

    1.076 = (Amount of Na + / 1.8*10²¹ kg) * 100

    Amount of Na + = 1.9368*10¹⁹ kg
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