How small is an atom? Activity! Bringing things down to size. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy This...

How small is an atom?

Activity! Bringing things down to size.

Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

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Activity! Bringing things down to size.• Take one sheet of paper 8 by 11.



Activity! Bringing things down to size.• Take one sheet of paper 8 by 11.• Cut it in half as precisely as possible.

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Answer: If you were to cut the paper in half about 90 times, you would be around the size of the atom. The atom is incredibly small.


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About a million atoms stacked on top of each other = the thickness of a sheet of paper.


Video Link! The size of atoms• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQP4UJhN

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