Answer:
We can divide the 10 cm long wire 384,615,383 times.
Explanation:
Length of the copper wire ,L= 10 cm
1 m = 100 cm
Radius of the copper atom = [tex]1.3\times 10{^-10} m=1.3\times 10^{-8} cm[/tex]
Diameter of the copper atom,d =2 × r
[tex]2\times 1.3\times 10^{-8} m=2.6\times 10^{-8} m[/tex]
Number of carbon atoms in the wire be n
[tex]n\times d=L[/tex]
[tex]n\times 2.6\times 10^{-8} m=10 cm[/tex]
[tex]n=384,615,384.6[/tex] atoms
Two copper atoms are connected by link, then n atoms will be:
Number of links in copper wire = (n - 1)
[tex]=(384,615,384.6-1 )=384,615,383.6\approx 384,615,383[/tex]
We can divide the 10 cm long wire 384,615,383 times.
