Copper, a mono valent, has molar mass 63.54 gm/mole and density 8.96gm/cm3 , the number density of conduction electrons in copper is n×1028/m3. Find ‘n’
Monovalent means each atom contributes one conduction electron. ∴ No. of conduction electrons =No. of atoms
From mole concept we know that, No. of moles = MassMolar Mass = No of atomsAvogadro No.
⇒ Density × VolumeMolar Mass = No of atomsAvogadro No.
⇒No of atomsVolume = Avogadro No.×DensityMolar Mass=6.023×1023×8.9663.54 per cm3
= 0.849×1023 per cm3 =0.849×1029 per m3 =8.49×1028 per m3