What is the radius in centimeters? what is the radius in inches?

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What is the radius in centimeters? what is the radius in inches?

when the radius of an atom is on the order of 10^(-10) m?please show me step by step...

2007-09-09 10:45:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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r = 10^(-10) m
r = 10^(- 8) cm
r = 10^(- 8) (0.3937) inches
r = 10^(- 9) (3.937) inches

2007-09-13 07:30:06 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i assume m to be meters.

In centimeters:
10^(-10) * 100 = 10^(-10)*10^2 = 10^(-10 + 2) = 10^(-8) cm

Inches:
1 Inch = 2.54 cm

==> (1/2.54) *10(-8) ~= 0.394*10^(-8) inches

2007-09-10 12:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by aspx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋