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Estimate the number of atoms in your body. (Hint: Based on what you know about biology and chemistry, what are the most common types of atom in your body? What is the mass of each type of atom? Appendix D gives the atomic masses of different elements, measured in atomic mass units; you can find the value of an atomic mass unit, or 1 u, in Appendix E.)

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QUESTION:

Estimate the number of atoms in your body. (Hint: Based on what you know about biology and chemistry, what are the most common types of atom in your body? What is the mass of each type of atom? Appendix D gives the atomic masses of different elements, measured in atomic mass units; you can find the value of an atomic mass unit, or 1 u, in Appendix E.)

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Consider the average mass of a person is  approximately.

As we know that there is  water in the body of a person and  carbon.

Then, the mass of water will be as

                                                     

Now, the mass of the carbon will be as

                                                     

 

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