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Course: High school chemistry > Unit 4

Lesson 2: Mole calculations
Science
High school chemistry
Stoichiometry and the mole
Mole calculations
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Problem

Most modern beverages are sold in aluminum cans. Lightweight and flexible, aluminum can also be recycled.
A pile of crushed aluminum cans awaiting recycling
Aluminum cans are recyclable
There are 0.556 moles of aluminum in the average soda can.
How many grams of aluminum are in the average soda can?
Report your answer to one decimal place.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
grams of aluminum