Louie Levin

1st period
10/23/10

A Mole of Paper
 The average piece of paper is only 1/10th of a millimeter thick. This is so

small, that if the paper’s length and height was this

size, it wouldn’t be visible.

 1 mole of paper is equal to 6.02 x 10^23 pieces of

paper.

 At 1/10th of a millimeter, this would equal 6.02 x

10^19 meters

 Stacked on top of each other, this paper would

reach the moon and back over 80 billion times.

 The width and height of the paper is 8.5 x 11

 The mass of this massive amount of paper would

be over 6.81 x 10^28 grams. This is more than

the mass of the entire earth!

 The density of the paper is 500 lb/cu ft.

 Sources:

1. http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/low/atomic/atomic.htm#mole

2. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_mass_of_earth_in_grams

3. http://www.paper.com/Paper-1069664-B00006L385-

HP_Office_Quickpack_Paper_92_Brightness_85_x_11_Inches_2500_Sheet

s_11210_3.html

4. http://everything2.com/title/A+Mole+Is+a+Unit

5. http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-origami-mole-japanese-style-

216300/