One mole (molecular equivalent) of gold has a mass of 196.9655 g.  One mole of anything equals 6.022 x 1023 items of that thing, so in 1 mole of gold there are 6.022 x 1023 atoms.  The diameter of a gold atom is 3.58 x 10-10 m.  If a block of gold of a mass of 202.5 g is drawn into a very thin wire of single gold atoms laid end to end, how long would the wire be?  Express your answer in kilometers.

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One mole (molecular equivalent) of gold has a mass of 196.9655 g.  One mole of anything equals 6.022 x 1023 items of that thing, so in 1 mole of gold there are 6.022 x 1023 atoms.  The diameter of a gold atom is 3.58 x 10-10 m.  If a block of gold of a mass of 202.5 g is drawn into a very thin wire of single gold atoms laid end to end, how long would the wire be?  Express your answer in kilometers.

 

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