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Assuming that you are trying to find the number of moles in an elemental sample, you would take the mass of the sample, and divide by the atomic weight of the substance. This will give you the number of atoms. You this divide this by Avogadro's number (6.0221415 x 1023). This will give you the number of moles in the sample.

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A mole is a unit of measurement used in chemistry to express amounts of a substance. One mole is equal to the number of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12, which is approximately 6.022 x 10^23. To calculate the number of moles in a sample of a substance, you divide the mass of the sample by the molar mass of the substance (mass per mole).

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depends on what you are trying to convert to moles if you start with atoms, molecules or formula units, then you use the ration "1 mol / 6.02 x 10^23" if you start with a compound, such as H2O, then you would use the formula "1 mol/ 18 g" the 18 grams is the mass off of the Periodic Table if you start with a gas, then the formula is "1 mol/ 22.4 L"

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given mass / molar mass is one of the ways.

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