Avogadro's Number Calculation · PhysicsBowl 2023 #5
Physics · modern-physics
Problem
There are 6.02 X 10²³ carbon atoms (Avogadro's number) in 12.0 g of carbon. If you could count one atom each second, how much time would it take to count the atoms in 1.0 g of carbon?
a. 1.59 X 10¹⁵ days
b. 1.59 X 10¹⁵ weeks
c. 1.59 X 10¹⁵ years
d. 1.59 X 10¹⁸ weeks
e. 1.59 X 10¹⁸ years