help?? how many atoms are i the most expensive elements??

Question

help..i have a question in my GCSE homw work that i cant find it is:
"search for some record breakers, like how many elements are there in the most expensive element." well i don't know and cant find any thing :(

arrr crap... sorry guys im tired and was rushing.. i ment how many atoms are in the most expensive element? god im such a div!!

Answer 1

The answer is one. An element consists of only one type of atom; gold, carbon, tin, etc.. A compound consists of two or more different types of atoms; molecules; H2O water, CH4 methane, etc. The stuff about the most expensive elements is just a ruse to mislead you.

One caveat. Atom often form molecules with themselves. For example, O2 is "diatomic", but there is still only type of atom.

Answer 2

Try again - a element is an atom of one kind, or you coud say an atom IS an element Could the question have been how many protons are in the atoms of the most expensive element? That would be a way of asking you to find first, the most expensive element (good luck!), then its atomic number.

Answer 3

You are not such a div as whoever set you that question! By definition, there is only one kind of atom in each element. Maybe they meant what is the atomic weight of the heaviest natural element: Uranium, 238. Or which element has the most atroms per gram: Hydrogen, 60,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 approx. There's a couple of suggestions for you, anyway

Answer 4

well i think so your question is wrong like how many elements are there in the most expensive element the the most expensive metal is gold it is a noble metal it doesn't react with another metal. Well i think this is stupidity question well any element has only 1 atom con be more well find it ur self

Answer 5

If you mean how many atoms are in the same mass of each element then the noble metal will have fewer atoms in say 1g of the element because their atoms are much heavier so 1g of gold will have a 197th the number of atoms as 1g of hydrogen. (if you REALLY want to know how many then 1g of gold will have 3.057 x10 to the power of 21 and 1g of hydrogen 6.023 x 10 to the power of 23.!) There is little difference in this number for the most expensive elements (e.g. platinum) as they all have large atomic masses. If you are considering carbon as the most expensive element (diamond) then as carbon also exists as graphite and soot then the ELEMENT carbon can be obtained quite cheaply in these forms.

Answer 6

The atomic number (At. No.) is the number of protons in EACH ATOM. Elements may be expensive for various reasons. Platinum (At. No. = 78), Gold (At. No.= 79), and Titanium (At. No. = 50) are very durable. Titanium is strong and light. Gold has an appealing lustre and is used for jewellery, etc. Plutonium (At. no. = 94) is used in the production of nuclear (atomic) energy and atomic weapons. Protactinium (At. No. = 94) has a bright metallic lustre which it retains for some time in air. It is radioactive. It is superconductive below 1.4 K. It is one of the most rare and most expensive naturally occurring elements.

Answer 7

For the commercially available elements, the most expensive element is probably Lutetium (Lu, Z = 71). Its price is about $2,500 per oz.

For the transuranides, such as californium, if you can get anyone to sell it to you, the price could be $1,000 per microgram.

Answer 8

That question does not make sense. Check the question again. An element, by definition, only contains one type of atom.

Answer 9

i donmt understand the question...but if u want random info, tungsten is the heavist metal in the table and mercury is the only metal found as a liquid naturally

Answer 10

6.0221367 x 10power 23 atoms for every mole.