Answer:
[tex]\boxed {\boxed {\sf About \ 0.14 \ mol \ S }}[/tex]
Explanation:
To convert from grams to moles we must use the molar mass. This can be found on the Periodic Table.
We can use this number as a ratio or fraction.
[tex]\frac{ 32.07 \ g \ S }{1 \ mol \ S }[/tex]
Multiply by the given number of grams: 4.5
[tex]4.5 \ g \ S *\frac{ 32.07 \ g \ S }{1 \ mol \ S }[/tex]
Flip the fraction so the grams of sulfur cancel.
[tex]4.5 \ g \ S *\frac{1 \ mol \ S }{32.07 \ g \ S}[/tex]
[tex]4.5 *\frac{1 \ mol \ S }{32.07 }[/tex]
[tex]\frac{4.5 \ mol \ S }{32.07 }[/tex]
[tex]0.140318054 \ mol \ S[/tex]
The original measurement of grams had 2 significant figures, so our answer must have the same. For the number we calculated, that is the hundredth place.
The 0 in the thousandth place tells us to leave the 4.
[tex]0.14 \ mol \ S[/tex]
There is about 0.14 moles of sulfur in 4.5 grams.
