Rye Junior High School

Nanotechnology

How many nanometers is...      approximately:
  red blood cell                              100,000 nm
  bacterium                                         1,000 nm
  dust particle                                         800 nm
  wavelength of red light                    650 nm
  wavelenngth of ultraviolet light      300 nm
  computer chip wire                            100 nm
  helix of DNA                                              2 nm
  carbon atom                                           1 nm
  distance between carbon atoms       0.15 nm

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Updated:  April 5, 2008