Copper wire is sold in spools according to the gauge number of the wire. The gauge number refers to the diameter of the wire. Determine the number of meters that are present in a 10 lb spool of 12-gauge copper wire. (Copper has a density of 8.96 g/cm3. A 12-gauge wire has a diameter of 0.0808 in.) How many copper atoms are present in this length of wire?

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Copper wire is sold in spools according to the gauge number of the wire. The gauge number refers to the diameter of the wire. Determine the number of meters that are present in a 10 lb spool of 12-gauge copper wire. (Copper has a density of 8.96 g/cm3. A 12-gauge wire has a diameter of 0.0808 in.)

How many copper atoms are present in this length of wire? 

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Mass of Cu wire spool = 10 lb

Diameter of Cu wire = 0.0808 in

Density of Cu = 8.96 g/cm3

The length and atoms present in the spool is to be determined.

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