Question

58.5 gms of NaCl contains

(a) 1 gm mole of NaCl

(b) 1 lb mole of NaCl

(c) Both a and b

(d) Neither a nor b

This question was posed to me in class test.

My doubt stems from Mole and Molecular Weight-I topic in portion Introductory Concepts of Chemical Process Calculation

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) 1 gm mole of NaCl

For explanation: gm moles = mass in gm/molecular weight.