Colin wants to know how many atoms there are in a 1 km block. He knows there are more than 2,000, but he wants to know how many there really are.
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In 1 square km of a city block, a 1 km cube of air or something else?
I can pretty much guarantee it's a LOT more than 2000.
Posted by vinny | February 19, 2006 2:39 PM
Posted on February 19, 2006 14:39
Hmmm... let's assume a one-atom-thick square km.
Posted by Maggie | March 2, 2006 7:56 AM
Posted on March 2, 2006 07:56
Let me put it this way: A 2L bottle of air contains about 1.07 x 10 ^ 22 atoms. That's 107 followed by 19 zeroes. Write it out. It's a big number.
Posted by vinny | March 9, 2006 11:03 PM
Posted on March 9, 2006 23:03
It must have taken you a long time to count those atoms!
Posted by Maggie | March 13, 2006 8:00 AM
Posted on March 13, 2006 08:00