Question

The diameter of a pearl is about 4 x 10-3 cm and the diameter of an atom is about 10-11 m. How much larger than an atom is a pearl?


a) 14 x 10-14 times b) 4 x 10 -14 times c) 14 x 10-11 times d) 4 x 106 times

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{4 \times 1 {0}^{ - 3} \: cm }{1 {0}^{ - 11} \: m} = \frac{4 \times 1 {0}^{ - 3} \: cm }{1 {0}^{ - 9} \: cm}$

$4 \times {10}^{6}$