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A pure copper penny contains approximately 2.9×1022 copper atoms. Use the following definitions to determine how many ______ of copper atoms are in a penny. 1doz=12 1gross=144 1ream=500 1mol=6.022×1023 Part A dozens Express your answer in dozens to two significant figures.

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Final answer:

There are approximately 2.417 × 10^21 dozens of copper atoms in a penny.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of dozens of copper atoms in a penny, we need to convert the given number of copper atoms to dozens. Since 1 dozen is equal to 12, we can use dimensional analysis to set up the conversion:

  1. 2.9 × 1022 copper atoms × 1 dozen/12 copper atoms = 2.417 × 1021 dozens

Therefore, there are approximately 2.417 × 1021 dozens of copper atoms in a penny.

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Complete question is;

A pure copper penny contains approximately 2.9 × 10^(22) copper atoms.

1 doz = 12

1 gross = 144

1 ream = 500

1 mol = 6.022 × 10^(23)

Use these definitions to determine the following:

A) How many dozens of copper atoms are in a penny.

B) How many gross of copper atoms are in a penny

C) How many reams of copper atoms are in a penny.

D) how many moles of copper atoms are in a penny?

All answers can be rounded to two significant figures

Answer:

A) 2.4 × 10^(21) dozens

B) 2.01 × 10^(20) gross

C) 5.8 × 10^(19) reams

D) 0.048 mol

Step-by-step explanation:

A) A dozen contains 12.

Therefore, 2.9 × 10^(22) copper atoms will contain;

(2.9 × 10^(22))/12 dozens = 2.42 × 10^(21).

In 2 significant figures, we have;

2.4 × 10^(21) dozens

B) 1 gross = 144

Therefore, 2.9 × 10^(22) copper atoms will contain;

(2.9 × 10^(22))/144 gross ≈ 2.01 × 10^(20) gross

C) 1 ream = 500

Therefore, 2.9 × 10^(22) copper atoms will contain;

(2.9 × 10^(22))/500 reams = 5.8 × 10^(19) reams

D) 1 mol = 6.022 × 10^(23)

Therefore, 2.9 × 10^(22) copper atoms will contain;

(2.9 × 10^(22))/(6.022 × 10^(23)) = 0.048 mol

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