how many atoms are in the element gold?
How many atoms are there in one ounce of pure gold? An ounce is 28 grams, and the atomic weight of gold is 197. The sample contains 28 ÷ 197 = 0.14 moles. Multiplying this by Avogadro's number tells you the number of atoms in the sample = 8.43 x 1022 atoms.