Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 3 - Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions - Questions & Problems - Page 107: 3.12

Answer

The thickness of this book is equal to $5.8 \times 10^{3}$ light-years.

Work Step by Step

1. Since each page must have a thickness of 0.0036 in., and the book has $6.022 \times 10^{23}$ pages. The total thickness of the book, in inches, is: $$0.0036 \space in./page \times \frac{6.022 \times 10^{23} \space pages}{1 \space book} = 2.17 \times 10^{21} \space in./book$$ 2. Now we need to find a way to convert from inches to light-years: $$1 \space light-year = 3.00 \times 10^8 \space m/s \times \frac{60 \space s}{1 \space min} \times \frac{60 \space min}{1 \space h} \times \frac{24 \space h}{1 \space day} \times \frac{365 \space day}{1 \space year}$$ $$1 \space light-year \approx 9.46 \times 10^{15} \space m$$ $$9.46 \times 10^{15} \space m \times \frac{1 \space in.}{0.0254 \space m} = 3.72 \times 10^{17} \space in.$$ 3. Finally, find the amount of light-years in this book: $$Thickness = \frac{1 \space light-year}{3.72 \times 10^{17} \space in.} \times \frac{2.17 \times 10^{21} \space in.}{1 \space book} = 5.8 \times 10^3 \space light-years/book$$
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