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Homework Statement
Calculate the surface area of 1g of powder with a size of 100micrometer. Assume the particles are spherical. Then estimate the percentage of TiO2 molecules at the surface of the particle (relative to the total number of TiO2 molecules in the volume of the particle) for the same size. Assume the thickness of surface TiO2 is the diameter of O-2 (.3nm)
Known:
1g of TiO2 powder
Diameter = 100nm
FromWiki:
Density: 4.23 g/cc
Molar Mass: 77.9g
Homework Equations
Surface Area = Pi*D2
Volume = Pi*D3/6
The Attempt at a Solution
Surface Area of 1 particle = Pi*(100)^2 = 31415.9 nm^2
Surface Area of 1g = 31415.9 * 1/77.9 * 6.022*10^23 atoms = 1.89*10^28 nm^2
Part 2
Volume @ surface = Pi*D^2*thickness = 9424.78 nm^3
Mass = Density*Volume = 9424.78 * 4.23 *10^-21 g/nm^3 = 3.98*10^-17 g powder on surface thickness
3.98*10^-17/77.98*6.022*10^23 = 307871 atoms on surface?
What i think is wrong: Part 1, not sure how to take in account # of units of TiO2 are in 1g, Part 2 i just don't know.