chemistry -mole -calculating the volume of one atom

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Step 1 calculate the number of mole .
mass/atomic mass = mole
12.87/56 =0.23 mole

Step 2 calculate the number of atoms.
mole X 6 X 10²³ = number
0.23 X 6 X 10²³ = 1.38 X 10²³ atoms

Volume of one atom

The aim of this activity is to calculate the approximate volume of one atom of iron.

We will assume that their is no space between each iron atom packed tightly to form the nail. We will also assume that there are no impurities in the nail.
Weigh a large iron nail.
We record a mass of 12.87 grams
Calculate the number of iron atoms that a mass of 12.87 represents.
Click to see how this is done.

Place 10 mls of water into a burette as shown on the right.

Record the water level before the nail is placed int he burette. Keep in mind that the scale on the burette is read backwards. The next reading will be lower than the first.

The reading is 44.10

Now record the volume of water after the nail is placed into the burette and submerged.

The reading is 42.40

The difference between the two volumes represents the volume of the iron nail.

The nail has a volume of 1.7 cm³

To calculate the volume of one atom of iron
- 1.70 cm³ / 1.38 X 10²³ atoms
- 1.23 X 10^-23cm³

Repeat the procedure outlined above and measure the volume of an atom of the following

Atom	Volume
Copper
Aluminium
Lead

What is the radius of an iron atom expressed in nanometres (10^-9 m)?

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