Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Blog Post 1: Describe 10nm and one mole of atoms

A mole thought might be even a bigger abstraction to the human mind (even though 1/4 of the way to alpha centauri is a bit of a stretch already). A mole is 6.022x10^23 atoms which is a whole mess of whatever. Lets try to sum up using something most college students know about, white castle sliders.
1 slider = A pale pasty sandwich with onion and cheese.
30 sliders = The typical number in a crave case. A hearty meal for two or suicide for one.
100 sliders = Packaged in what is known as a "crave crate" It is the
The entire weight of the hamburger, cooked and including the bun, according to White Castle, is 58 grams
1485=The average males body weight in sliders.
32259=The weight of a 1988 ford Astro van in sliders
5.23*10^(12)= It would take this many sliders to equal the wet body mass of every human being on earth.
1.4*10^(13)= Doesn't that number look familiar? It's the national debt in dollars!
6.022*10^(23)=Avogadros number worth of sliders.
1.01*10^(26)= This number of sandwiches is equivalent to one planet earth entirely comprised of sliders.