Answer: Because water has a high specific heat capacity due to the hydrogen bonding within the H₂O molecules ; so it takes a great deal of energy, or heat, to break these bonds— or to form them.
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Number of Atoms in Gold for given mass can be calculated using following formula,
# of Moles = Number of Atoms / 6.022 × 10²³
Or,
Number of Atoms = Moles × 6.022 × 10²³ ------- (1)
Calculating Moles,
As,
Moles = Mass / M.mass
So,
Moles = 4.25 g / 196.96 g/mol
Moles = 0.0215
Putting value of mole in eq.1,
Number of Atoms = 0.0215 × 6.022 × 10²³
Number of Atoms = 1.299 × 10²²
Result:
4.25 g of Gold Nugget contains 1.299 × 10²² Atoms.