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How many miles deep would a mole of popcorn kernels have to be in order to cover the Condinental United States? Assume that the US. is a rectangle with dimensions of 3000 miles by 1000 miles, and that 90 kernels occupy a volume of 1 cubic inch. {T Hole of kernels = 6.022x1023 kernels} %3D

How many miles deep would a mole of popcorn kernels have to be in order to cover the Condinental United States? Assume that the US. is a rectangle with dimensions of 3000 miles by 1000 miles, and that 90 kernels occupy a volume of 1 cubic inch. {T Hole of kernels = 6.022x1023 kernels} %3D

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Solve number 11 using dimensional analysis. Thank you.

h= 8,996.827cm 11. How many miles deep would a mole of popcorn kernels have to be in order to cover the 89 %3D 11. How a continental United States? Assume that the IS is a rectangle with dimensions of 3000 mies by 1000 miles, and that 90 kernels occuny a volume of 1 cubic inch. {1 mole of kernels = 6.022x1023 kernels}
Transcribed Image Text:h= 8,996.827cm 11. How many miles deep would a mole of popcorn kernels have to be in order to cover the 89 %3D 11. How a continental United States? Assume that the IS is a rectangle with dimensions of 3000 mies by 1000 miles, and that 90 kernels occuny a volume of 1 cubic inch. {1 mole of kernels = 6.022x1023 kernels}
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Step 1 Given Data

Volume of 90 kernels of popcorn = 1 cu inch

Length of the U.S. = 3000 miles

Breadth of the U.S. = 1000 miles

To find,

height/depth of a mole of popcorn kernels to cover the U.S.

We know,

1 cubic inch = 3.93 x 10-15 cubic mile

 

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