1. Understand Avogadro's Number:
* Avogadro's number states that one mole of any substance contains 6.022 x 10^23 particles (atoms, molecules, ions, etc.).
2. Set up a Conversion Factor:
* We can use Avogadro's number as a conversion factor to relate the number of molecules to moles:
(6.022 x 10^23 molecules) / (1 mole)
3. Calculate the Moles:
* Divide the given number of molecules by Avogadro's number:
(9.02 x 10^23 molecules) / (6.022 x 10^23 molecules/mole) = 1.50 moles
Therefore, 9.02 x 10^23 molecules of chlorine gas contain 1.50 moles.