A sample contains 15.5 g of sodium oxide, Na2O\mathrm{Na_2O}Na2O, an ionic compound. Relative atomic masses: Na=23\mathrm{Na}=23Na=23, O=16\mathrm{O}=16O=16. Use the Avogadro constant 6.02×1023 mol−16.02\times10^{23}\,\mathrm{mol^{-1}}6.02×1023mol−1.
What is the number of sodium ions in this sample?
1.51×10231.51\times10^{23}1.51×1023
4.52×10234.52\times10^{23}4.52×1023
4.79×10234.79\times10^{23}4.79×1023
3.01×10233.01\times10^{23}3.01×1023
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