Question

A smuggler was caught by the police and 24g of diamond was recovered from him. How many atom of carbon he was carrying?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Carbon (from Latin: carbo "coal") is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon makes up only about 0.025 percent of Earth's crust

Answer 2

Answer:

12.04 × 10^23 atoms

Explanation:

moles of carbon = 24/12 = 2 moles

number of atoms of carbon = 2 × 6.02 × 10^23 = 12.04 × 10^23 atoms