The Nanoscale Compared With Atoms and Molecules Flashcards

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What is a nanometre (nm) in metres?

A nanometre is one billionth of a metre, which is 0.000000001 m.

The nanoscale is from about 1 nanometre to 100 nanometres in size.

A typical atom is about 0.1 nanometres across.

Nanoparticles are bigger than single atoms and molecules but smaller than normal lumps of material.

Atoms are smaller than 1 nm, bulk materials are much larger than 100 nm, and nanoparticles in between link the two scales.

About 100 atoms lined up would make 10 nanometres.

They are far too small; their size is much smaller than the smallest detail our eyes can see.

Nanoscience is the study of structures and materials on the nanoscale, between about 1 and 100 nanometres.

Because atoms, molecules and nanoparticles are so small that using metres would give very tiny, awkward numbers.