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If one mole of carbon atoms weighs 12 gram, what is the mass (in gram) of 1 atom of carbon?

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If one mole of carbon atoms weighs 12 gram, what is the mass (in gram) of 1 atom of carbon?

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Atomic mass of carbon = 12g

∵ 1 mole of C atoms weights = 12 g

∵ 6.022 x 1023 atoms of carbon have mass = 12 g

∴ 1 atom of carbon has mass

= 12/6.022 x 1023 = 1.99 x 10-23 g

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