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How many times larger is the radius of a mercury atom, 1.50 x 10-10, than the radius of a hydrogen atom, 2.5 x 10-11?

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mercury atom: 1.5 x 10^-10
hydrogen atom: 2.5 x 10^11

standard form:
mercury atom 0.00000000015
hydrogen atom 0.000000000025

0.00000000015 / 0.000000000025 = 6

the radius of a mercury atom is 6 times larger than the radius of a hydrogen atom.
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