The Moon is approximately 400,000 km from the Earth. An atom of a certain element has a diameter of 4 X 10-8 cm. Given 1 km = 1,000 m and 1 m = 100 cm, about how many atoms of this element can be lined up between Earth and Moon?

The Moon is approximately 400,000 km from the Earth. An atom of a certain element has a diameter of 4 X 10-8 cm. Given 1 km = 1,000 m and 1 m = 100 cm, about how many atoms of this element can be lined up between Earth and Moon?

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