fine grains of beach sand are assumed to be spheres of radius a. 45.7 μm. These grains are made of silicon dioxide which has a density of 2600 kg/ m^3. What is the mass of each grain of sand. Answer in kgs.

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fine grains of beach sand are assumed to be spheres of radius

a. 45.7 μm. These grains are made of silicon dioxide which has a density of 2600 kg/ m^3. What is the mass of each grain of sand. Answer in kgs. 

b. Consider a cube whose grains are 0.394 m long. How many kg of sand would it take for the total surface area of all the grains of sand to equal the surface area of the cube? Answer in kgs.

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