Put the problem into apples (or oranges) and see if that doesn't help.
The mass of an apple is 100 grams. Using the unit factor method, calculate how many apples you have if they weigh 500 grams?
(100 g/apple) x # apples = 500 g
Solve for # apples = 500/100 = 5
PROOF: 100g/apple x 5 apples = 500 grams total.
Or said another way, if you have 500 g apples and each has a mass of 100 g, how many apples do you have? That is 500/100 = 5 apples at 100 g each.
(1.763E-24 g/one H atom) x # H atoms = 5.6g.
# H atoms = 5.6/1.763E-24 = ?
If you still don't get it please explain what it is you don't understand. I'm working in the dark here with just a "I don't understand" statement.
Hi! I know I asked this before, but I still don't understand how to solve the problem:"Since a hydrogen atom consists of one proton and one electron, it should have a mass of 1.763 x 10^-24 grams. Using unit factoring, calculate how may hydrogen atoms you'd have if you had 5.6 g of hydrogen." What is a method I can use to better understand this? Thank you very much!!
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