Calculate the number of moles in 144 g of P. Please show your work to receive credit.

144 g of phosphorus contain 4.65 moles.

Explanation:

Given data:

Mass of phosphorus (P) = 144 g

Number of moles = ?

Solution:

Formula:

Number of moles = mass/ molar mass

Molar mass of phosphorus is 31 g/mol

Now we will put the values in formula.

Number of moles = 144 g/ 31 g/mol

Number of moles = 4.65 mol

Thus, 144 g of phosphorus contain 4.65 moles.

considering the question as per the attachment

here we can see that the radon nuclide has 222 as the atomic mass number and 86 as the atomic number.

when it undergoes nuclear fission it gives polonium which has atomic mass number as 218 and atomic number will be 84 along with a helium nucleus which has 4 atomic mass number and 2 as its atomic number.

222 = 218 + 4 (atomic mass number)

86 = ? + 2; therefore ? = 86-2 = 84.

the atomic mass number of polonium will be 84.