What is the fraction of the mass of water due to neutrons?
The mass of 1 mole of a substance is equal to its relative atomic or molecular mass in grams.
Mass of one mole of neutrons = 1g
Mass of one neutron =
No of neutrons in H = 0
No of neutrons in O = 8
Total neutrons in water (H2O) = 2 × 0 + 1 × 8 = 8
Mass of 8 neutrons =
The molar mass of water = 18g
Mass of one molecule of water =
Fraction of mass of water due to neutrons = = 0.444 = 44.44%