Objective:
Procedure:
How Big is a Mole?
An Internet Activity
Use your problem solving skills, dimensional analysis and
knowledge of how to use the internet to solve problems using
avogadro’s number.
1. A mole of marbles would cover the continental United
States to a depth of how much?
2. A mole of dollar bills joined end to end would circle the
earth how many times?
. A mole of 2-liter bottles (made of heat resistant plastic)
stacked end to end would encircle the sun how many
times?
. A mole of pennies stacked end to end would reach from
here to the sun and back how many times?
5. A mole of soda cans stacked on top of one another would
reach from here to the sun and back how many times?
. A mole of skittles candy would fill how many holes the
size of Lake Erie?
. A mole of basketballs would cover the surface of the earth
to a depth of how much?
8. A mole of Saturn automobiles placed end to end would
encircle the planet Saturn how many times?
. A mole of Mars candy bars placed end to end would reach
from here to Mars and back how many times?
10.A mole of moles (the mammal) would have a mass how
many times greater than the mass of the earth?
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