A mass spectrometer detected chloride ions when analyzing 4.00 g of sodium chloride

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Problem

A mass spectrometer detected 7.80×10227.80\times10^{22} chloride ions when analyzing 4.00 g of sodium chloride. Calculate the percent error of this experimental particle count relative to the theoretical value for 4.00 g of NaCl. (Molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g mol−1^{-1}.)

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