Answer:
To answer this question we assumed that the area units and the thickness units are given in inches.
The number of atoms of lead required is 1.73x10²³.
Explanation:
To find the number of atoms of lead we need to find first the volume of the plate:
[tex] V = A*t [/tex]
Where:
A: is the surface area = 160
t: is the thickness = 0.002
Assuming that the units given above are in inches we proceed to calculate the volume:
[tex]V = A*t = 160 in^{2}*0.002 in = 0.32 in^{3}*(\frac{2.54 cm}{1 in})^{3} = 5.24 cm^{3}[/tex]
Now, using the density we can find the mass:
[tex] m = d*V = 11.36 g/cm^{3}*5.24 cm^{3} = 59.5 g [/tex]
Finally, with the Avogadros number ([tex]N_{A}[/tex]) and with the atomic mass (A) we can find the number of atoms (N):
[tex] N = \frac{m*N_{A}}{A} = \frac{59.5 g*6.022 \cdot 10^{23} atoms/mol}{207.19 g/mol} = 1.73 \cdot 10^{23} atoms [/tex]
Hence, the number of atoms of lead required is 1.73x10²³.
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