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videocrane
Oct 29, 2009, 07:25 PM
Im quite confused about this, I'm trying to find the cube root of aluminum and I don't know how, for one I'm confused and for two I currently do not have a scientific calculator with me, all I know is that the atomic weight is 26.98 per mole, and the density is 2.7 g/cm^3, I have to use those calculations to get the cube root, so if you can be so kind... please help me.

KISS
Oct 29, 2009, 08:09 PM
to refresh your memory. I have no idea what your trying to do.

A density of 2.7 g/cm^3 means that 1 cubic centimeter (a block 1 cm x 1 cm x 1cm) weighs 2.7 grams.

Atomic mass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_mass#Conversion_factor_between_atomic_mass_ units_and_grams)

If you need the cube root of something, just use Google. Type 27^(1/3) in the Google search box.

Raising to the 1/n power is the same as the nth root.

If you really want to play with numbers, use Wolfram|Alpha Examples - Mathematics (http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/Math.html)

You always need to specify units. Is it 26.98 lollipops/mole?

Nhatkiem
Oct 29, 2009, 08:13 PM
I'm sorry, I'm having a lot of problems understanding your question, are you referring to packing efficiency and the length of each side of the cube of aluminum?

Unknown008
Oct 30, 2009, 12:17 AM
Or trying to find the volume of one mole of Aluminium?

1 mole of Al -> 26.98 g
2.7 g -> 1 cm^3
1 g -> 1/2.7 = 0.37 cm^3
26.98 g -> 0.37*26.98 = 9.99 cm^3

That is the volume of aluminium containing 1 mole of Aluminium