Amount of substance (mole) from mass (n = m/M)

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n = m/M

What each symbol means

SymbolWhat it stands for
MMolar mass (g/mol)
mMass of sample (g)
nAmount of substance (mol)

When to use this

Single pure substance; M must match the formula you count (atomic for element, molecular for molecule).