Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1306: 61a

Answer

$N_U = 1.06 \times 10^{19}$

Work Step by Step

The mass of a single $^{238}U$ atom is, $m_U = 238 u \times 1.661 \times 10^{-24} g/u $ $m_U = 3.95 \times 10^{-22} g$ so the number of uranium atom in $4.20 \times 10^{–3} g$ is $N_U = \frac{4.20 \times 10^{–3} g}{3.95 \times 10^{-22} g}$ $N_U = 1.06 \times 10^{19}$
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