Earth's population is about 6.5 billion. Suppose that every person on Earth participates in a process of counting identical particles at the rate of two particles per second. How many years would it take to count 6.0 x 10^23 particles? Assume that there are 365 days in a year.
1.47 X 10E9 years
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To answer this question, we need to calculate the total number of seconds it would take to count 6.0 x 10^23 particles, and then convert that into years.
First, let's calculate the total number of seconds it would take to count the particles.
We know that every person can count two particles per second. Since Earth's population is about 6.5 billion, we can calculate the number of seconds it would take for all people to count one particle each:
Number of seconds to count one particle = 1 / (6.5 billion * 2)
Next, let's calculate the total number of particles that can be counted in one year:
Number of particles counted in one year = (Number of seconds in a year) * (Number of particles counted per second)
Number of particles counted in one year = 365 days * 24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds * (1 / (6.5 billion * 2))
Now, let's calculate the number of years it would take to count 6.0 x 10^23 particles:
Number of years = (6.0 x 10^23 particles) / (Number of particles counted in one year)
Number of years = (6.0 x 10^23) / [(365 days * 24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds * (1 / (6.5 billion * 2)))]
Now, let's plug in the values and calculate the result:
Number of years = (6.0 x 10^23) / [(365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * (1 / (6.5 * 10^9 * 2)))]
After performing the calculations, we find that it would take approximately 14.35 years to count 6.0 x 10^23 particles with every person on Earth participating in the counting process.
(6.5E9*2/sec) x (60 sec/min) x (60 min/hour) x (24 hrs/day) x (365 day/yr) = particles counted in 1 year.
6.022E23/particles in 1 yr = # years.
You do the math. Something a little over a million years. That's a long time.