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The head of a pin is approximately 1 mm in diameter. The diameter of an atom is on the order of 2.5 × 10^-10

meters. Calculate how many atoms it would take to line up across the head of a
pin. Show your work.

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Answer:

Q: how many atom can fit on the head of a pin? About five million million hydrogen atoms could fit.

Step-by-step explanation:

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