What is the average weight of a single grain of beach sand.?

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What is the average weight of a single grain of beach sand.?

2006-10-09 07:01:21 · 3 answers · asked by Normandy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Sand is anything in size from 0.06 to 1.68mm so assuming a diameter of 0.3mm (which is roughly in the middle of the range) and assuming its quartz (which a lot of sand is) then the grain would weigh 0.0000375g.

2006-10-09 10:25:29 · answer #1 · answered by black sheep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Approximately 0.0005 of a gram. Depending on the size and shape you think is "typical", any answer from 0.0002 to 0.002 could seem reasonable.

2006-10-09 09:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

1/2 milimeter

2006-10-09 07:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by sly4life 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋