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Self-Directed Module
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Quarter 2, Week 7
Module 6 : Mole Concept

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Science– Grade 9
Quarter 2 – Module 6: Mole Concept

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Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director: Jessie L. Amin

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Rolly C. Duroy

Editors: Laarnie G. Balin

Reviewers: Ronaldo Reyes

Shirley Bataller
Tomasa R. Camu
Jocelyn Navera
Jezrahel Omadto
Benjie Cadag

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 MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

Use the mole concept to express mass

of substance
(S9MT-IIi-19)

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 Supplementary Learning Module for Junior High School Learners

LESSON A: Basics of Mole Concept

BEGIN!

In real life situations, matter is measured either by counting or by weighing--

whichever is convenient. In chemistry, it is necessary that we often want to know the
number of atoms, molecules and ions in a substance because this is needed to
produce the desired amount of a substance or how much substance will be produced
a given amount of substance. However, these atoms are too tiny to be counted or
weighed in an ordinary manner. In order to count atoms, we use a constant called
Avogadro’s number which is equivalent to the unit called MOLE.
Knowledge in mole concept is the key to relating mass, mole, and number of
particles in elements, compounds and chemical reactions. This is essential in
chemical calculation which is known as stoichiometry.
In this module, you will learn the basics of the Mole Concept. Are you
prepared for a Mole Day Adventure? Be ready to learn as you go through the
different activities ahead.

YOUR LEARNING TARGETS!

Hi! I am Teacher Rolly. I’m going to guide you in

your journey to this module.
At the end of the module, you should be able to:

• define Mole;
• describe the relationship between the mole and Avogadro’s Number;
• relate the mass of an object to the number of pieces per item; and
• determine the number of moles or particles/number of pieces through
dimension analysis.

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 TRY THIS!

Instructions: Read all items carefully and encircle the letter corresponding to your
answer.

1. Which of the following represents a mole?

a. 5 g of NaCl c. 3.01 x 1023 CH4 molecules
b. 6.02 x 1023 F atoms d. 24 g graphite, C-atom
2. Which statement is NOT true?
a. One mole of a substance contains a fixed number of particles.
b. One mole each of different substances have different masses and different
number of particles.
c. One mole each of different substances have the same number of particles but
they have different masses.
d. The formula weight of the compound is equal to one mole of that substance.
3. Which statement is NOT true regarding the molecule Dihydroxypentanedioic
Acid, C5H8O6 ?
a. One mole of C5H8O6 contains 6.02 x 1023 particles.
b. One mole of C5H8O6 is equal to 164 g of C5H8O6.
c. The molar mass of C5H8O6 is equal to one mole of C5H8O6.
d. 84 g of C5H8O6 contains 6.02 x 1023 molecules.
4. How many molecules are there in 2 moles of H202?
a. 2 x 1023 c. 12.04 x 1023
b. 6.02 x 1023 d. 6.02 x 1046
5.How many hydrogen atoms are there in 72 mol of H atoms?
a. 6.02 x 1023 c. 4.3 x 1025
b. 12.04 x 1024 d. 6.02 x 1046

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 YOUR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

A. ELICIT
In real life situations, say when you buy rice or eggs in a store, how are these
pieces of matter quantified?
How many rice grains are in a cavan of rice? Can you count them? Why or
why not?
Atoms and molecules are incredibly small. There is no way of counting the
number of atoms or molecules to get their mass.
To understand the mole concept better, do this simple activity.

B. ENGAGE
ACTIVITY 1
Complete the table below by supplying the information needed in the third
column.

Substance Collective Counting Number of

Word Particles/Pieces

Pair

Dozen

Case

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 ream

mole ?

C. EXPLORE
ACTIVITY 2: The Chemist’s Mole*
Learning Target: In this activity, you will find out the relationship between mass and
number of moles and vice-versa.

Directions:
Study Table 1: Table of Data and answer the guide questions.
Materials Number Pieces Mass
A. Paper Clips 12 10g
Iron Nails 7 10g
Corn grains 15 10g
Monggo seeds 20 10g
B. 25-centavo coins 10 pcs. 15 g
1-peso coins 10 pcs. 20 g
5-peso coins 10 pcs. 25 g

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• Guided Activity

For A: ( Constant Mass )- Data for A was obtained by weighing 10g of paper
clips, 10g of nails,10g of corn grains and 10g of monggo seeds.

Guide Question 1: How many (a) paper clips and (b) iron nails have a total
mass of 10g? __________________________________________________

For B: ( Constant Number of Pieces )-Data for B was obtained by weighing

10 pcs. 25-centavo coins, 10 pcs. 1-peso coin, and 10 pcs. 5-peso coins.

C. Below are the results of the students who did the same activity. Analyze their
statements:

Different sets of Sets of the same

materials with the kind of materials
same mass have with the same
the same number number of pieces
of particles. have different
masses.

Esteban
Rodrigo

Different sets of Different sets of

materials with the materials with the
same number of same number of
pieces have the pieces have
same mass different masses.

Maria Pilar

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 Guide Question #2. Who is/are describing the results correctly? Write the
name of the student(s) with whom you agree. ____________________________
Guide Question #3 Explain the relationship between mass and number of
moles and vice-versa ( in relation to the knowledge gained from the activity).

D. EXPLAIN
The collective counting words (i.e. pair, dozen) are used as convenient
terms for often used number of items in everyday life. Just as the grocer finds
selling eggs by the dozen more convenient than selling them individually, the
chemist finds calculations (regarding number of atoms, molecules and ions)
more convenient with moles. Since samples of matter typically contain so
many atoms, a unit of measure called the mole has been established for use
in counting atoms. For our purposes, it is most convenient to define mole
(abbreviated mol ) as the number equal to the number of carbon atoms in
exactly 12 grams of pure 12C. A mole is a unit for counting the number of
particles, just like a dozen (which means 12 units ), a pair ( which means 2
units), a gross ( which means 144 units), and a ream ( which refers to 500
sheets of paper. A mole means 602 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 ( 602
hexillion particles ) or 6.02 x 1023 particles called the Avogadro’s Number,
named after Italian Chemist and Physicist Amedeo Avogadro who made a
study on this. One mole of something consists of 6.02 x 1023 units of that
substance. Just as a dozen eggs is 12 eggs, a mole of eggs is 6. 02 x 10 23
eggs. A mole contains 6.02 x 1023 atoms in 12.00g of 12C-atoms.

1 mole 12C= 12.00 g 12C = 6.02 x 1023 12C atoms

How did he arrive at the number 6.02 x 1023? The atom Carbon-12
( 12C) was experimentally obtained to have a mass of 19.92 x 10-24 or 12 amu
(Atomic mass unit). This fact allows us to calculate the number of 12C atoms in
a sample with a mass of 12 grams, the molar mass of 12C in grams.

1 atom 12C
12C
12g x = 6.02 x 1023 atoms
12C
19.92 x 10-24 g 12C

The particles may be atoms, molecules or ions and formula units. The
mole does not distinguish among the different kinds of particles as long as
they are distinct units. Helium exists as discrete He atoms, so one mole of
Helium consists of 6.02 x 1023 He atoms. Oxygen commonly exists as

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 diatomic (two atoms) molecules, so one mole of oxygen is 6.02 x 1023 O2
molecules or 2(6.02 x 1023 O atoms. Some compounds exist as molecules,
which are independent particles that possess the properties distinguishing the
compound. Most molecular compounds are compounds of Carbon. An
example is glucose with a chemical formula is C6H12O6 . The subscript for
each constituent element refers to the number of atoms of the element in one
molecule of the compound. This means one independent particle or molecule
of glucose consists of 6C atoms, 12H atoms and 6 O atoms.
There are some compounds, however, which cannot exist as
molecules. A good example is Sodium Chloride. In solid phase, this
compound exists as a crystal or a continuous array of atoms or ions
exhibiting a regular pattern. A unit of this crystal is an ion pair, that is, a pair
of Na+ and Cl- ions. An ion pair, however, cannot exist as an independent unit
and so, it cannot be called a molecule. We refer to an ion pair as a formula
unit if it is a binary compound. Most of the ionic compounds are formed by the
combination of a metal with one or more nonmetal(s).
Other ionic compounds maybe more complex, like ammonium sulfate.
Its formula unit is (NH4)2SO4. Note that in a chemical formula, the subscript
written outside the parenthesis applies to all atoms written inside the
parenthesis. The number of atoms of each element inside the parenthesis is
obtained by multiplying the subscript of the element inside the parenthesis by
the subscript of one of the polyatomic ion pairs outside the parenthesis. Thus,
one formula unit of ammonium sulfate consists of 2 N atoms, 8 H atoms, 1 S
atom and 4 O atoms.

E. ELABORATE
Converting between moles and number of particles (atoms,molecules,Ions).

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 DO THIS!

Activity 3:
“What’s my Equivalent?”
Read and solve the problems given. Convert the given moles of substances to
the number of particles (ions, atoms and molecules). Show your complete
solutions.

1. How many chlorine, Cl atoms are present in 2 moles of chlorine?

_________________________

2.How many molecules of C12H22O11 ( Table Sugar ) are present in 3.29 moles of
C12H22O11?
__________________________

3.How many atoms are there in 1.7 moles of calcium, Ca?

__________________________

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4. How many particles are contained in a mole of sodium, Na atoms?
__________________________

5. How many molecules of CO2 are contained in a 6.2 moles of CO2?

__________________________

6. How many formula units of Ba (OH)2 ( Barium Hydroxide ) are contained in 2

moles of Ba(OH)2?
__________________________

YOUR VOCABULARY LIST

The following terms which are used in this module are defined as follows:
• Mole is defined as the quantity of a substance which contains the same
number of particles as 12.000 g of Carbon-12.
• Avogadro’s Number is the number of particles in one mole of a substance
which is equal to 6.02 x 1023 particles.
• Atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that constitutes a
chemical element.
• Molecule is a particle made up of two or more atoms that are chemically
bonded together in order to form a compound.
• Formula Unit- an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most
salts. The chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of
empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements.
• Ion- is a charged atom or molecule. It is charged because the number of
electrons is not equal to the number of protons in the atom or molecule. An
atom can acquire a positive charge or a negative charge depending on
whether the number of electrons in an atom is greater or less than the number
of protons in the atom.

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 F. EVALUATE

Assessment 1: “Which is which?”

From the given choices, select the letter that corresponds to the correct
answer and write it on the blank provided before the number.

a. Avogadro’s number
b. subscript
c. mole f. number of moles
d. molar mass g. particles
e. number of particles

____1. This refers to a unit for counting the number of particles.

____2.This is the number of particles in one mole of a substance which is

equal to 6.02 x 1023..

___3. This is taken by multiplying the number of moles of a substance

with the Avogadro’s number.

___ 4. This is taken by dividing the number of particles of a substance by the

Avogadro’s Number.

___ 5. This is a term used to refer to the atoms, ions, or molecules and formula units
of substances.

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