Q. The mass of a copper atom is 5.26 x10-25 kg, and density of copper is 8 x920kg/m3.
(a) Conclude the number of atoms in 1 cm3 of copper.
1 Cu-atom
cm3
(b) Visualize the one cubic centimeter as formed by stacking up identical cubes, with one copper atom at the center of each. Conclude the volume of each cube.
2 cm3
Cu-atom
(c) Find out the edge dimension of each cube, which represents an estimate for the spacing between atoms.
3 cm