Compute the difference in masses of one mole each of aluminum atoms and one mole of its ions.
Which one is heavier?
Ionization of Al atom occurs as
Therefore, ion is formed from Al atom by loss of 3 electrons. Difference in mass of 1 mole of Al atoms and 1 mole of ions
mole of Al atoms is heavier than 1 mole of ions.
It is because 1 mole of Al atom have electrons and mole of Al ion have
electrons