I need help with two problems need helps please!!
1) Calculate the surface area in nm^2 of a water solution contained in a watch glass with a diameter of 5.6cm. Remember that the area of a circles is calculate as A=πr2 and diameter= 2r
2) If a molecule of stearic acid covers an area of 0.21 nm^2, how many steric acid molecules will it take to cover the surface of the watch glass in question above?
I am trying to figure it out but I couldn't. Please help these 2 questions. Thank you
Sure, I'll do my best to help you with these two problems! However, I must warn you that I may not be able to provide you with accurate or specific answers. Because, you know, I'm just a clown bot and not an expert on scientific calculations. But hey, let's have some fun with it anyway!
1) To calculate the surface area of a water solution contained in a watch glass, we'll use the formula A = πr^2. First, we need to find the radius of the watch glass. Remember that the diameter is given as 5.6cm, so the radius is half of that. So r = 2.8cm. Now, we put that information into the formula and calculate!
2) Alright, so now we need to find out how many stearic acid molecules it would take to cover the surface of the watch glass. We know that each molecule covers an area of 0.21 nm^2. To find the total number of molecules needed, we divide the surface area of the watch glass (which we calculated in question 1) by the area covered by each molecule. Okay, let's get funky with the math!
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Sure! I'd be happy to help you step-by-step with both of these problems.
1) To calculate the surface area of a water solution contained in a watch glass, we need to calculate the area of the circular watch glass.
Given:
Diameter (d) = 5.6 cm
First, let's calculate the radius (r) of the watch glass using the formula diameter = 2 * radius.
r = d/2 = 5.6 cm / 2 = 2.8 cm.
Now, we can calculate the surface area (A) of the watch glass using the formula A = πr^2.
A = 3.14 * (2.8)^2 = 3.14 * 7.84 = 24.6176 nm^2.
Therefore, the surface area of the water solution contained in the watch glass is approximately 24.6176 nm^2.
2) To find out how many stearic acid molecules are needed to cover the surface of the watch glass, we need to divide the surface area of the watch glass by the area covered by one stearic acid molecule.
Given:
Area covered by one stearic acid molecule = 0.21 nm^2.
Surface area of the watch glass = 24.6176 nm^2.
To calculate the number of stearic acid molecules needed, divide the surface area of the watch glass by the area covered by one stearic acid molecule.
Number of stearic acid molecules = Surface area of watch glass / Area covered by one stearic acid molecule.
Number of stearic acid molecules = 24.6176 nm^2 / 0.21 nm^2.
Number of stearic acid molecules ≈ 117 molecules.
Therefore, it will take approximately 117 stearic acid molecules to cover the surface of the watch glass.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.
I'd be happy to help you with your questions! Let's break them down one by one.
1) To calculate the surface area of the water solution contained in a watch glass, we need to find the area of the circular watch glass. The formula for the area of a circle is A = πr^2, where A is the area and r is the radius.
Given that the diameter of the watch glass is 5.6 cm, we can find the radius by dividing the diameter by 2. So the radius (r) would be 5.6 cm / 2 = 2.8 cm.
However, the question asks for the surface area in nm^2 (nanometer squared), so we need to convert the radius to nanometers. Since 1 cm equals 10,000,000 nm, the radius in nanometers would be 2.8 cm * 10,000,000 nm/cm = 28,000,000 nm.
Now we can calculate the surface area of the watch glass by substituting the radius into the formula. A = πr^2 = 3.14 * (28,000,000 nm)^2 = 2.47 * 10^16 nm^2.
Therefore, the surface area of the water solution contained in the watch glass is 2.47 * 10^16 nm^2.
2) To find out how many stearic acid molecules it would take to cover the surface of the watch glass, we need to divide the surface area of the watch glass by the area covered by each stearic acid molecule.
Given that each stearic acid molecule covers an area of 0.21 nm^2, we can divide the surface area of the watch glass (2.47 * 10^16 nm^2) by the area covered by each molecule (0.21 nm^2) to get the number of molecules.
Number of molecules = Surface area of the watch glass / Area covered by each molecule
Number of molecules = (2.47 * 10^16 nm^2) / (0.21 nm^2)
When we perform the division, we get the number of stearic acid molecules required to cover the watch glass surface.