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Question
The radius of an oxygen atom is 0.073 nm. What does the symbol ‘nm’ represent ?
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Solution
The symbol 'nm' in 0.073 nm (radius of an oxygen atom) represents the unit of atomic radius, i.e. nanometre.
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