+37099 Remember....a MOLE is just a QUANTITY...a COUNT of particles 6.022 x 10^ 23 particles ....could be electrons could be atoms could be molecules
a MOLE of CO2 is 6.022 x 10^23 MOLECULES of CO2 to find out how much that weighs, you will need to refer to a periodic table of elements to get the atomic weight of Carbon (12.01) and the atomic weight of Oxygen (16.0)
these weights are the number of grams in each MOLE of these ATOMS
ONE MOLE OF CO2 MOLECULES would then weigh 12.01 + 16 + 16 grams (becuse there are TWO atoms of Oxygen in each MOLECULE of CO2)
12.01 + 16 +16 = 34.01 gms per MOLE (6.022 x 10^23) MOLECULES of CO2
