Activity on Mole Concept

• Ibuprofen


  A covalent compound and the active ingredient in several popular non-prescription pain medications, such as Advil and Motrin
• Molecular mass


  The mass of a molecule in atomic mass units (amu)
• Calculating molecular mass


  1. Multiply the number of atoms of each element by its atomic mass

  2. Add up the masses of all the atoms in the molecule
• Atomic mass of C = 12.01, H = 1.008, O = 16
• Number of moles


  The amount of a substance in terms of the number of particles (atoms, molecules, or ions) it contains