Understanding How to Scale an Atom's Nucleus

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The discussion centers on a physics problem involving scaling the size of an atom's nucleus from 10^-15m to the size of a pin at 10^-5m. Participants clarify that the question is about creating a "scale model" rather than physically increasing the nucleus size. The scale factor between the pin and the nucleus is essential for determining the atom's size in this model. Understanding this proportional relationship allows for accurate calculations of the scaled atom's dimensions. The emphasis is on conceptualizing the scaling rather than altering the actual size of atomic components.
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What does it means by scaling the nucleus upto tip of a sharp pin ?
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Actually i was solving a basic physics problem that says : an atom has nucleus size 10^-15m and it is scaled upto the tip of pin 10^-5m . tell the size of atom. I saw this ques already solved here but i just can't understand how size of nucleus can be increased,...
 
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I think it's just asking you to consider a "scale model" of an atom. The factor between the pin diameter and the nucleus diameter is the scale factor you're after, and if you know the diameter of an atom you can then work out the diameter of the "scale model" of the atom by scaling proportionally.

I don't think it actually wants you to increase the size of the nucleus... that would be a little more problematic...
 

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