How would you describe the range of the radii of most atoms in nanometers (nm)?
2 Answers
Jan 21, 2017
Probably off by ONE or TWO orders of magnitude.
Explanation:
The hydrogen atom has a radius of
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Jan 21, 2017
Well, I know that atomic radii are in general on the order of
In terms of
#100 cancel"pm" xx cancel"1 m"/(10^12 cancel"pm") xx (10^9 "nm")/cancel("1 m")#
#=# #"0.100 nm"#
Thus, a typical range of ATOMIC radii would be