Physics A-Level
Scale of the atom
What Scale of the atom means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Scale of the atom
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Atomic radius is typically about 10⁻¹⁰ m, while nuclear radius is about 10⁻¹⁵ m to 10⁻¹⁴ m, so nuclear volume is smaller by a factor of about 10¹⁵.
Topics that use Scale of the atom
- The nuclear atom (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Atomic and nuclear density
- Atomic and nuclear dimensions
- Atomic structure
- Charge and neutrality
- Evidence from scattering
- Force-separation relationship
- Isotopes
- Nuclear notation
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