How Do You Calculate the Mass and Number of Atoms in a Substance?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the mass and number of atoms in a substance consisting of equal numbers of two types of atoms with specific masses. For 2x106 atoms of each kind, with m1 = 3.4x10-26 kg and m2 = 1.6x10-26 kg, the total mass is calculated as 1x10-19 kg. To determine the total number of atoms in 1 kg of the substance, the mass of a pair of atoms (5x10-26 kg) is used, resulting in a total of 2x1025 atoms.

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A substance consists of equal numbers of tow kinds of atoms, with masses m1 and m2 respectively.
a) what is the mass of the substance is 2x106 atoms of each kind are present, where m1 = 3.4x10-26kg and m2 = 1.6x10-26kg?
answer;
3.4x10-26kg + 1.6x10-26kg = 5x10-26 x 2x106 = 1x10-19kg

b) how many atoms are there altogether (counting both kinds) in 1kg of the substance?
answer;
1kg / 5x10-26kg = 2x1025atoms

is this correct
 
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(a) looks good.

For (b), note that 5x10-26kg is the mass of a pair of atoms. So there are 2x1025 pairs of atoms.
 

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