Question

Roughly speaking, the radius of an atom is about 10,000 times greater than that of its nucleus. If an atom were magnified so that the radius of its nucleus became 2.0 cm, about the size of a marble, what would be the radius of the atom in miles

Answer 1

0.124 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the radius of the atom R = 10000r where r = radius of nucleus. Now, if r = 2.0 cm = 0.02 m,

R = 10000r

= 10000 × 0.02 m

= 200 m

We know that 1 mile = 1609 m.

So the radius of the atom in miles is R = 200 m × 1 mile/ 1609 m = 0.124 miles

So, the radius of the atom in miles is 0.124 miles