JP, here is an insanely accurate figure for the number of gold atoms in ONE
gram of gold.
3,057,636,704,718,822,743,969
By insanely accurate, I mean way more decimal places than are justified. I
got the number using these physical facts:
1. A mole is 6.02252 * 10^23 atoms.
2. A mole of gold atoms has a mass of 196.9665 grams.
You can only really use 6 significant decimal places because the mole
figure (Avogadro's number) only has that many. A mole is defined as the
number of carbon atoms in 12 grams of carbon.
Now if you want to be cute you can use the insanely accurate figure. I
wouldn't recommend it though, because any physicist in his or her right
mind will think you're a dork. So you might want to stick with this figure:
3,057,640,000,000,000,000,000 (atoms / gau)
So the base unit in JP's currency will be ONE ATOM of gold. JP's software
will keep account balances as the number of individual gold atoms in that
account.
If you spend ONE GRAM to somebody, JP's software will add this number to
the account balance:
3,057,640,000,000,000,000,000
-- Patrick
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