How are there are more atoms in a cup of water than there are cups of water in the oceans of the world ?

Question

How are there are more atoms in a cup of water than there are cups of water in the oceans of the world ?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Atoms are very very small.

Compared to an atom a cup of water is a HUGE volume.

There are roughly 8.36 x 10^24 molecules in a cup of water. Each of those is three atoms.