Surface area of N spherical droplets?

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The problem involves calculating the total surface area of N spherical droplets formed from 30.0 cm³ of gasoline, with each droplet having a radius of 2.00 x 10^-3 m. The surface area of a single droplet is determined to be 5 x 10^-9 m², and the volume of each droplet is calculated as 3.35 x 10^-14 m³. To find the total surface area, one must multiply the surface area of a single droplet by the total number of droplets, N, which can be derived from the total volume of gasoline divided by the volume of a single droplet.

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I have the following problem
Assume that 30.0 cm^3 of gasoline is atomized into N spherical droplets, each with a radius of 2.00 x 10^-3 m. What is the total surface area of these N spherical droplets?
I calculated the surface area of each atom to be 5x10^-9 m^2.
I also calculated the volume of each droplet to be 3.35x10^-14 m^3.
However, my mind can't seem to relate these numbers to my task. Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
 
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First things first. Next time, please post this in the correct Homework Help section. This forum is for general academic advice not pertaining homework problems.:smile:

Ok, so you know you have N atoms each with a known surface area. If you know the surface area of one, what is stopping you from finding the total surface area of all of them?

HINT: What would be the surface area of 2 droplets? 3? 4? ...
 

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