One mole of liquid water occupies a volume of 18 cm3, which corresponds to approximately 6.022 x 1023 molecules per mole, known as Avogadro's number. The average volume occupied by each water molecule can be calculated by dividing the total volume by the number of molecules, resulting in a volume of approximately 3.0 x 10-24 cm3 per molecule. The side length of a cube that would contain one water molecule is approximately 1.44 x 10-8 cm, which is significantly smaller than the diameter of a water molecule, estimated at about 2.75 x 10-8 cm.
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