Silver is very precious metal and is used in Jwellery. One million atoms of silver weigh 1.79 x 10-16 g. Calculate the atomic mass of silver.

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Atomic mass of an element is the mass of 6.022 x 1023 atoms. 

Now, 106 atoms of silver weigh = 1.79 x 10-16 

6.022 x 1023 atoms of silver weigh 

=1.79 X 10−16x 6.022 x 1023 /106 = 107.8 g 

Atomic mass of silver = 107.8

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