molecules are in a fist-size snowball? Give your answer as the order of magnitude .
How many waterThe precise size of a fist should not affect the order of magnitude.
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First of all, I want to make it known that I have never seen a real snowball, or snowfall for that matter, being in a tropical country like India.
Molecular mass of H 2 O is 18 u . Therefore, one mole of H 2 O containing 6 . 0 2 2 × 1 0 2 3 molecules weighs 18 g.
I guessed there might be some 180 grams of water in a snowball. (Why 180? Just because it makes the calculations easier).
So, there are 10 moles of H 2 O in 180 g of snowball. The number of molecules in 10 moles of anything is 6 . 0 2 2 × 1 0 2 4 which means order of magnitude is 2 5