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The mass of a single barium atom is 2.28×10-22 grams. How many barium atoms would there be in 166 milligrams of barium?

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166 milligrams is equal to 0.166 grams.

If 2.28x10^-22 grams is the mass of 1 atom, then 0.166 grams would constitute how many atoms?

The equation we would make is as follows:

2.28x10^-22/1 = 0.166/x

- If we cross multiply and solve for x, we get the answer which is 7.28x10^20 atoms.

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