The molecular weight of Hexadecane (C₁₆H₃₄) is 226.4432.

Hexadecane (C₁₆H₃₄) is an organic compound of two elements: Carbon, and Hydrogen. The molecular weight of Hexadecane is 226.4432 which can be calculated by adding up the total weight (atomic weight multiplied by their number) of all its elements.

CALCULATION PROCEDURE: Hexadecane  [C₁₆H₃₄] Molecular Weight Calculation

Step 1: Find the chemical formula and determine constituent atoms and their number in a Hexadecane molecule.
You will know different atoms and their number in a Hexadecane molecule from the chemical formula. The chemical formula of Hexadecane is C₁₆H₃₄. The chemical formula shows that one Hexadecane molecule consists of sixteen Carbon (C) atoms and thirty-four Hydrogen (H) atoms.

Step 2: Find out the atomic weights of each atom (from the periodic table).

Atomic weight of Carbon (C): 12.0107 (Ref: Jlab-ele006)
Atomic weight of Hydrogen (H): 1.008 (Ref: Lanl-1)

Step 3: Calculate the total weight of each atom in a Hexadecane molecule by multiplying its atomic weight by its number.

Number of Carbon atoms in Hexadecane: 16
Atomic weight of Carbon (C): 12.0107
Total weight of Carbon atoms in Hexadecane: 12.0107 x 16 = 192.1712

Number of Hydrogen atoms in Hexadecane: 34
Atomic weight of Hydrogen (H): 1.008
Total weight of Hydrogen atoms in Hexadecane: 1.008 x 34 = 34.272

Step 4: Calculate the molecular weight of Hexadecane by adding up the total weight of all atoms.

Molecular weight of Hexadecane: 192.1712 (Carbon) + 34.272 (Hydrogen) = 226.4432

So the molecular weight of Hexadecane is 226.4432.

Hexadecane [C₁₆H₃₄] Molecular Weight Calculation

REFERENCES:

• Lanl-1: https://periodic.lanl.gov/1.shtml 
• Jlab-ele006: https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele006.html 

See also:

• Hydrogen chloride molecular weight calculation