Minimum mass of silicon material needed for this venture

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How many square meters of PV would it take to provide 1KW(about 1/3 of the power needed per person for health and comfort)for a world population of 6 billion? If these cells werecrystalline silicon of 200 microns thick( 200x10^-6),what is the minimum mass of silicon material needed for this venture? (Density of silicon = 2330kg/m³)

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