Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133611095
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Exercises - Page 75: 46

Answer

100 meters

Work Step by Step

We know that in a normal atom, the proportion of the diameter nucleus to the diameter of the whole atom is $\frac{10^{-13}}{ 10^{-8}}$. So, we find that if we scale this whole fraction up by 10000, we get a new, but equivelent fraction, of $\frac{1}{ 10^5}$. So, if a nucleus was 1 millimeter in its diameter, the whole diameter of the atom would actually be equal to 100000, or 100 meters.
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