A carbon nanotube is a thin cylinder of carbon atoms that, pound by pound, is stronger than steel and may one day be used in clothing. With a diameter of 4.0*10^-10 in., a fiber can be made 300yd long. Find the volume of such a fiber.

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4 February, 04:58

A carbon nanotube is a thin cylinder of carbon atoms that, pound by pound, is stronger than steel and may one day be used in clothing. With a diameter of 4.0*10^-10 in., a fiber can be made 300yd long. Find the volume of such a fiber.

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Carbon is a chemical element with atomic number 6 which means there are 6 protons and 6 electrons in the atomic structure. The chemical symbol for Carbon is C. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent-making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity.