Catalytic converters are used in automobiles to convert harmful gaseous substances in the exhaust to more benign substances, for example, carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. Beads used in these converters have extremely large surface areas. For instance, a single 3.5-mm porous bead can have a surface area of 1.0 x 106 cm². If a car has two catalytic converters, each with 4.0 x 10³ beads, calculate the surface area of the two catalytic converters in km². km² Surface area =

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Catalytic converters are used in automobiles to convert harmful gaseous substances in the exhaust to more benign substances, for example, carbon monoxide to
carbon dioxide. Beads used in these converters have extremely large surface areas. For instance, a single 3.5-mm porous bead can have a surface area of
1.0 × 106
cm². If a car has two catalytic converters, each with
4.0 × 10³ beads, calculate the surface area of the two catalytic converters in
km².
2
km²
Surface area =
Transcribed Image Text:Catalytic converters are used in automobiles to convert harmful gaseous substances in the exhaust to more benign substances, for example, carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. Beads used in these converters have extremely large surface areas. For instance, a single 3.5-mm porous bead can have a surface area of 1.0 × 106 cm². If a car has two catalytic converters, each with 4.0 × 10³ beads, calculate the surface area of the two catalytic converters in km². 2 km² Surface area =
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