ILLUSTRATION 1.5 Calculate the total positive (or negative) charge on a copper penny

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Problem

ILLUSTRATION 1.5 Calculate the total positive (or negative) charge on a

3.11\,\text{g}

copper penny. Given Avogadro's number

= 6.023 \times 10^{23}\,\text{g}^{-1}\,\text{mol}^{-1}

; for copper, atomic number

= 29

and atomic mass

= 63.5