A mole of bowling balls woud have the mass how many times greater than the moon? Please show calculations

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tkhunny · Answer

How many "molecules" in a mole?
Average mass of a bowling ball?
Estimated mass of the moon?

That's all you need.

anonymous · Answer

\[6.02 \times 10^{23} times the average mass of bowling ball at 7.25 g, mass of moon I will look p.  So I just compare the two numbers?

tkhunny · Answer

That's about it.  Keep track of your magnitudes!

whpalmer4 · Answer

7.25 g for a bowling ball?  A US 1 cent coin minted after 1982 weighs about 2.5 g :-)

Bowling ball must be 16 lbs or less by regulation.

tkhunny · Answer

I was wondering about that.  Just make sure you mention the weight you are using.  Of course, you'll need mass, and not weight.