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if the water molecules in 1g of water were uniformly distributed on earth surface , how many such water molecules would there be in 1 cm^2 of earth?

Profile image of somy chaturvedi
13 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Shaurya Gupta
13 Years ago

No. of molecules in 1g of water : (1/18)*6.023x10^23 = 3.34 * 10^22.

Area of earth ( consider it a sphere ) = 4x3.14x6400*10^5 cm

Therefore your answer = 6.023x10^23/(8.03x10^9)

                                = 7.5x10^13

Profile image of somy chaturvedi
13 Years ago

i dont get the solution and also answer is not right.

Profile image of Shaurya Gupta
13 Years ago

Wellthis is the answer and the way is vey clear too.