Angstrom
A unit of length equal to 0.00000001 centimeters. This may also be written as 1
x 10-8 cm. Its symbol is the Swedish letter Å.
The angstrom is often used in
the natural sciences and technology to express the sizes of atoms, molecules, and microscopic biological
structures, the lengths ofchemical bonds, the arrangement of atoms in crystals, the
wavelengths ofelectromagnetic
radiation, and the dimensions of integrated
circuit parts.
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