{"id":205445,"date":"2025-03-24T16:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=205445"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:24:17","slug":"on-a-hypothetical-relative-mass-scale-the-average-mass-of-the-atoms-of-element-a-was-assigned-a-value-of-64-00-gigs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/24\/on-a-hypothetical-relative-mass-scale-the-average-mass-of-the-atoms-of-element-a-was-assigned-a-value-of-64-00-gigs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"On a hypothetical relative mass scale, the average mass of the atoms of element A was assigned a value of 64.00 gigs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On a hypothetical relative mass scale, the average mass of the atoms of element A was assigned a value of 64.00 gigs. The average mass of the atoms of element B is 36.40% that of element A, and the average mass of the atoms of element C is 6.43 times the mass of A. What is the average mass of the atoms of element C rounded to the nearest 0.01 gigs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 34.98 gigs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B) 439.70 gigs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C) 87.67 gigs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D) 411.52 gigs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine the average mass of the atoms of element C, we can use the information provided:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The average mass of element A&#8217;s atoms is assigned a value of 64.00 gigs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The average mass of element C&#8217;s atoms is 6.43 times that of element A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the average mass of element C&#8217;s atoms, we multiply the average mass of element A by 6.43:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>\\text{Average mass of element C} = 6.43 \\times 64.00\\, \\text{gigs} = 411.52\\, \\text{gigs}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding this value to the nearest 0.01 gigs gives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>411.52\\, \\text{gigs}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D) 411.52 gigs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This calculation is based on the concept of relative atomic masses, where the mass of an atom is compared to a standard reference, often the carbon-12 isotope. In this hypothetical scenario, element A&#8217;s atoms are assigned a mass of 64.00 gigs, and element C&#8217;s atoms are defined as having 6.43 times that mass. By performing the multiplication, we arrive at the average mass of element C&#8217;s atoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1307.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205446\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a hypothetical relative mass scale, the average mass of the atoms of element A was assigned a value of 64.00 gigs. The average mass of the atoms of element B is 36.40% that of element A, and the average mass of the atoms of element C is 6.43 times the mass of A. 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