How many aluminum atoms can line up across a page?

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The calculation of how many aluminum atoms can line up across a standard page of paper, measuring 21.59 cm in width, results in approximately 771 million atoms. This is derived from the radius of an aluminum atom, which is about 140 picometers, leading to a diameter of 280 picometers. By converting the page width to picometers (2.159 x 1011 pm) and dividing by the atom diameter, the calculation confirms the figure of 7.71 x 108 aluminum atoms.

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The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
The radius of an aluminum atom is about 140 picometers. How many spherical aluminum atoms could line up across a page of paper?The paper's width is 21.59 cm. Converting to picometers, the width is 2.159 x 1011 pm

I used the ratio of width of the page in picometers divided by the diameter of the aluminum atom

(2.159 x 1011pm)/(280pm)

I got 7.71x108 aluminum atoms.
I am not sure if this is the answer.
 
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mathcoral said:
The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
The radius of an aluminum atom is about 140 picometers. How many spherical aluminum atoms could line up across a page of paper?The paper's width is 21.59 cm. Converting to picometers, the width is 2.159 x 1011 pm

I used the ratio of width of the page in picometers divided by the diameter of the aluminum atom

(2.159 x 1011pm)/(280pm)

I got 7.71x108 aluminum atoms.
I am not sure if this is the answer.
Looks good to me.

-Dan
 

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