. If the atom is assumed to be a sphere, what is the volume in cm3 of a single Au atom?
We would need to be given more information about the properties of gold.
Are you including the electron shell, or are you considering only the nucleus?
Looking at a few sites it seems there is some variability in estimates of the radius of a single atom of gold. However, 144pm seems like a reasonable value to use. (1pm is 10-12m).
