Answer: 7.826 x 10^23 molecules
Explanation: 1 mole of NaOH is equal to 40 g, so we can start setting up the equation by saying that 52 g NaOH= 1 mole/40 g. Since one mole= 6.02 x 10^23 representative particles, or molecules, the next step in the equation is to multiply by 6.02 x 10^23/1 mole NaOH. The final equation comes out to be:
52 g NaOH = 1 mole/40g x 6.02 x 10^23/1 mole NaOH = __molecules NaOH
Now all that's left to do is to multiply across the top and divide by the bottom!
