Question

Dimensional analysis: How many atoms are in a kilogram of silver, if there are 6.02 x 10^23 atoms per mole and silver weighs 107.9 grams/mole?

Answer 1

Answer:

5.58×10²⁴ atoms.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question given above, the following data were obtained:

1 mole of silver = 107.9 g

Number of atoms in 1 mole of silver = 6.02×10²³ atoms.

Number of atoms in a kilogram of silver =.?

Next, we shall convert 1 kg of silver to grams (g). This can be obtained as follow:

1 kg = 1000g

Therefore, 1 kg of silver is equivalent to 1000g.

Finally, we shall determine the number of atoms in 1 kg (i.e 1000 g) of silver as follow:

107.9 g of silver contains 6.02×10²³ atoms.

Therefore, 1000 g of silver will contain = (1000 × 6.02×10²³) / 107.9 = 5.58×10²⁴ atoms.

Thus, a kilogram of silver contains 5.58×10²⁴ atoms.