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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Calculate the number of mercury atoms you would consume if you drank 1L of water that contained only 1mg of mercury. (The mass of one mercury atom is 3.3 x10-22g)

OpenStudy (wolfe8):

Welcome to OpenStudy. So no matter what amount of other substances(i.e water) you take in with it, what matters is the amount of mercury. Let x be the number of mercury atoms. Then 3.3*10^-22 g*x=1*10^-3 g

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