Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780078021510
Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Kenneth Goldsby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.171IME
The following is a crude but effective method for estimating the order of magnitude of Avogadro’s number using stearic acid (C18H36O2) shown here. When stearic acid is added to water, its molecules collect at the surface and form a monolayer; that is, the layer is only one molecule thick. The cross-sectional area of each stearic acid molecule has been measured to be 0.21 nm2. In one experiment it is found that 1.4 × 10−4 g of stearic acid is needed to form a monolayer over water in a dish of diameter 20 cm. Based on these measurements, what is Avogadro’s number?
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