A newspaper story describing the local celebration of Mole Day on October 23 (selected for Avogadro's number, 6.02 X 1023) attempting to give the reader a sense of the size of the number by stating that a mole of M&Ms would be equal to 18 tractor trailers full. Assuming that an M&M occupies the volume of about 0.5 cm3, calculate the dimensions of a cube required to hold one mole of M&Ms. Would 18 tractor trailers be sufficient?

16. why must the number of electrons lost equal the number of electrons gained in every redox reaction? use 3 – 4 sentences in your own words to address this question. 18. what type of radiation is emitted when chromium-51 decays into manganese-51? show the nuclear equation that leads you to this answer. 19. a radioactive nucleus alpha decays to yield a sodium-24 nucleus in 14.8 hours. what was the identity of the original nucleus? show the nuclear equation that leads you to this answer.