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Homework Statement
A hydrogen atom has a diamter of approximately 1.06x10^-10m, as defined by the diameter of the spherical electron cloud around the nucleus. The hydrogen nucleus has a diameter of approximately 2.4x10^-15m.
Homework Equations
(a) for a scale model, represent the diameter of the hydrogen atom by the playing length of an American football field (100yards=300ft) and determine the diameter of the nucleus in millimeters
(b) the atom is how many times larger in volume than it nucleus?
The Attempt at a Solution
:I don't know how to utilize the (100yards=300ft) to find the diameter of the nucleus
I tried converting 2.4x10^-15m into ft and used (100yards=300ft) to find the diameter in mm but the answer is wrong. I got (2.40x10^-12mm)
answer is: 2.07mm