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How many aluminum atoms are there in a 15.1 gram soda can?

a. 3.37 x 10 23
b. 4.37 x 10 23
c. 2.45 x 10 26
d. 6.77 x 10 -22

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A soda can is made from aluminum metal. To determine how many atoms of this element is present in a certain mass of the can, we need to convert the mass into units of moles by using the atomic mass of aluminum which is 26.98 g per mol. Then, we use the Avogadro's number. It represents the number of units in one mole of any substance. This has the value of 6.022 x 10^23 units / mole. This number can be used to convert the number of atoms or molecules into number of moles or vice versa.

moles Al = 15.1 g Al ( 1 mol / 26.98 g ) = 0.56 mol Al
atoms Al = 0.56 mol Al ( 6.022x10^23 atoms / 1 mol ) = 3.32x10^23 atoms

OPTION A would be the closest.
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