How many molecules of glycerol (c3h8o3; molecular mass = 92) are present in 1 l of a 0.5 m glycerol solution?

Answer is: 3.011·10²³ molecules of glycerol.

c(C₃H₈O₃) = 0.5 M; concentration of glycerol solution.

V(C₃H₈O₃) = 1 L; volume of glycerol.

M(C₃H₈O₃) = 92 g/mol; molecular mass of glycerol.

n(C₃H₈O₃) = c(C₃H₈O₃) · V(C₃H₈O₃),

n(C₃H₈O₃) = 0.5 M · 1 L.

n(C₃H₈O₃) = 0.5 mol, amount of substance.

N(C₃H₈O₃) = n(C₃H₈O₃) · Na(Avogadro constant).

N(C₃H₈O₃) = 0.5 mol · 6.022·10²³ 1/mol.

N(C₃H₈O₃) = 3.011·10²³.

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.

the number of protons in the nucleus of a given element. has slight luster and conducts electricity at high temperatures like metal.but like a nonmetal,boron is brittle and does not conduct electricity well at low temperatures. in graphite, carbon is a soft,brittle solid.it is reflective,ductile,or malleable.