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Cutting it down to size activity. What is Nanoscience?. The study of matter on the “ nanometer ” scale. A nanometer is one billionth (10 –9 ) of a meter. Nanoparticles are usually between 1 and 100 nanometers in size: 1 – 100 nm. Penny 2 cm. Red Blood Cell 5 m m. Hair 100 m m.
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What is Nanoscience? The study of matter on the “nanometer” scale. A nanometer is one billionth (10–9) of a meter. Nanoparticles are usually between 1 and 100 nanometers in size: 1 – 100 nm.
Penny 2 cm Red Blood Cell 5 mm Hair 100 mm (m) 10-2 10-3 10-4 10-5 10-6 10-7 10-8 10-9 cm mm mm nm Raindrop 1 mm
Calculating the number of molecules along the edge of a sugar cube activity
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