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Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named


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Nucleus and its size

  1. Basically, the nucleus is the center of an atom, where the protons and neutrons are concentrated.
  2. The size of a nucleus is around 10-16m to 10-15m.

Unit of nuclear size measurement

  1. Fermi is the unit, which measures the microscopic distances, like the radius of a nucleus, atom, etc.
  2. 1fermi=10-15m, which is a very small unit.

So, the nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named fermi.


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