To determine the number of moles of sulfur atoms in a sample of disulfur decafluoride (S2F10), we need to consider the ratio of sulfur atoms to moles of disulfur decafluoride.
The chemical formula of disulfur decafluoride indicates that it contains two sulfur atoms (S2). Therefore, for every one mole of disulfur decafluoride, there are two moles of sulfur atoms.
Given that the sample contains 4.33 moles of disulfur decafluoride, we can calculate the number of moles of sulfur atoms as follows:
Number of moles of sulfur atoms = 2 moles of sulfur atoms/mol of disulfur decafluoride × 4.33 moles of disulfur decafluoride
Number of moles of sulfur atoms = 2 × 4.33 = 8.66 moles of sulfur atoms
Therefore, there are approximately 8.66 moles of sulfur atoms present in the given sample of disulfur decafluoride.