Chapter 5.1 · Simulation C

How Big Is a Mole?

Compare 6.02 × 10²³ to time, people and drops of water.

WHAT TO DO

  1. Choose the Time view and press Set to 1 mole.
  2. Switch to People, then Water. Record each number in your table.
  3. Slide the number down to 1 million, 1 billion and 1 trillion to compare.
  4. Answer the check question.

CONTROLS

Illustrative data. These are estimates that show size, not exact counts. 1 year = 3.156 × 10⁷ s. 8.0 billion people. One drop of water = 0.050 g.

CHECK YOUR ANSWER

Counting 1 mole at one per second takes how many times the age of the universe (1.38 × 10¹⁰ years)?

Set the view to Time and 1 mole, then answer.

WHAT YOU SEE

COUNTING WORDS

Counting wordPower of ten
1 million10⁶
1 billion10⁹
1 trillion10¹²
1 mole6.02 × 10²³