Chemistry · IGCSE · Cambridge · Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Chemistry 0971 (Extended) (2026–2028) · Specification point · 3.3 · Stoichiometry
3.3 The mole and the Avogadro constant
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2 State that the mole, mol, is the unit of amount of substance and that one mole contains 6.02 × 10²³ particles, e.g. atoms, ions, molecules; this number is the Avogadro constant | |
1 State that concentration can be measured in g/dm³ or mol/dm³ | 3 Use the relationship amount of substance (mol) = mass (g) / molar mass (g/mol) to calculate: (a) amount of substance (b) mass (c) molar mass (d) relative atomic mass or relative molecular/formula mass (e) number of particles, using the value of the Avogadro constant |
4 Use the molar gas volume, taken as 24 dm³ at room temperature and pressure, r.t.p., in calculations involving gases | |
5 Calculate stoichiometric reacting masses, limiting reactants, volumes of gases at r.t.p., and concentrations of solutions expressed in g/dm³ and mol/dm³, including conversion between cm³ and dm³ |
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6 Use experimental data from a titration to calculate the moles of solute, or the concentration or volume of a solution |
7 Calculate empirical formulae and molecular formulae, given appropriate data |
8 Calculate percentage yield, percentage composition by mass and percentage purity, given appropriate data |