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The discussion revolves around calculating how many aluminum atoms can fit across a standard page of paper, given the radius of an aluminum atom is approximately 140 picometers. The width of the paper is 21.59 cm, which converts to 2.159 x 10^11 picometers. By dividing the width of the page in picometers by the diameter of an aluminum atom (280 picometers), the calculation yields approximately 7.71 x 10^8 aluminum atoms. The initial calculation is confirmed as correct by another participant. The conclusion affirms the accuracy of the result.
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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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