[tex]\star[/tex] Concept
_________________________________Molecular Mass is the sum of individual atoms in the molecule .Start the question by writing chemical formula of Acetic acid and the add the molar mass of individual atoms.
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Complete step by step answer :
[tex]\sf\implies[/tex] Chemical formula of Acetic acid [tex]\rightarrow[/tex] (C [tex]H_{3}[/tex] COOH)
[tex]\rightarrow[/tex] Atomic mass of C = 12
[tex]\rightarrow[/tex] Atomic mass of O = 16
[tex]\rightarrow[/tex] Atomic mass of H = 1
Molecular mass :
- Since , there are 2 carbon atoms
[tex]\rightarrow[/tex] 2 × atomic mass of C
- Since, there are 2 atoms of oxygen
[tex]\rightarrow[/tex] 2 × atomic mass of O
- Since, there are 4 atoms of hydrogen
[tex]\rightarrow[/tex] 4 × atomic mass of one hydrogen atom
[tex]\sf\implies[/tex] 2× 12 + 2 × 16 + 4 × 1
[tex]\sf\implies[/tex] 24 + 32 + 4
[tex]\sf\implies[/tex] 60
Since , Molecular mass is donated by u
[tex]\therefore[/tex] Molecular mass of Acetic acid is 60 u.