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| − | An '''angstrom''' (symbol ''Å'') is a unit of [[length]] equivalent to one ten-billionth of a meter (1×10<sup>−10</sup> m). It is named after [[Sweden|Swedish]] physicist Anders Jonas Ångström. The angstrom is most typically used to measure the size of atoms, as well as the wavelengths of [[electromagnetic radiation]]. | + | An '''angstrom''' (symbol ''Å'') is a unit of [[length]] equivalent to one ten-billionth of a meter (1×10<sup>−10</sup> m). It is named after [[Sweden|Swedish]] physicist Anders Jonas Ångström. The angstrom is most typically used to measure the size of [[atoms]], as well as the wavelengths of [[electromagnetic radiation]]. |
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An angstrom (symbol Å) is a unit of length equivalent to one ten-billionth of a meter (1×10−10 m). It is named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström. The angstrom is most typically used to measure the size of atoms, as well as the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.