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Homework Statement
Copper can be drawn into thin wires. How many meters of 34-gauge wire (diameter = 6.304 x 10^-3 in) can be produced from the copper in 5.01 lb of covellite, an ore of copper that is 66% copper by mass? (Hint: Treat the wire as a cylinder. d of copper = 8.95 g/cm^3)
Homework Equations
V = (pi)(r^2)(h)
The Attempt at a Solution
So I used the formula for Volume of a cylinder, V = (pi)(r^2)(h) and plugged in half of the given diameter for r and then the whole diameter for h. And I got 1.968 x 10^-7 cubic inches. How should I go about doing the rest of the problem? It's really confusing me. Help please!