MgCl2 (Magnesium chloride) Molar Mass (With Calculations)

Molar mass of MgCl2 (Magnesium chloride) is 95.205 g/mol.

Well, now you have come to know the molar mass of MgCl2.

But how can you get this value?

Let me show you the calculation to get the molar mass of MgCl2 (Magnesium chloride).

If you are a visual learner like me, then here is a short one minute video for you.

MgCl2 (Magnesium chloride) Molar Mass Calculation

If you have a periodic table with you, then you can easily calculate the molar mass of MgCl2 (Magnesium chloride).

Because the molar mass of any molecule (or compound) can be calculated by simply adding the molar masses of individual atoms.

Now here we have to find the molar mass of MgCl2 (Magnesium chloride).

So for that, have a look at the periodic table given below.

You can see the molar mass value of all the atoms from this periodic table.

Now in MgCl2, there is 1 Magnesium atom and 2 Chlorine atoms.

So let’s look at the molar mass of Magnesium and Chlorine from the above periodic table.

You can see that;

The molar mass of Magnesium is 24.305 g/mol. ^[1]

The molar mass of Chlorine is 35.45 g/mol. ^[2]

Now, to calculate the molar mass of MgCl2, you just have to add the molar mass of all the individual atoms that are present in MgCl2.

You can see that in MgCl2, there is 1 Magnesium atom and 2 Chlorine atoms.

So, Molar mass of MgCl2 = Molar mass of 1 Magnesium (Mg) atom + Molar mass of 2 Chlorine (Cl) atoms.
= 24.305 + (35.45) 2
= 24.305 + 70.9
= 95.205 g/mol

Hence the Molar mass of MgCl2 is 95.205 g/mol.

I hope you have understood the short and simple calculation for finding the molar mass of MgCl2.

Remember

• In some books, you may see the unit of molar mass as grams/mole or g/mole. But all these units (i.e g/mol, grams/mole and g/mole) are the same. 
• Always follow the calculation order to avoid any mistakes in calculation. First solve the brackets, then multiplications and at last do the final addition.
• And don’t forget to put the unit g/mol to your final calculated molar mass.

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