Fermi
Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-013097
A unit of length equal to one femtometer (fm), which is 10⁻¹⁵ meters. This unit is primarily used in nuclear and particle physics to express distances on the scale of atomic nuclei and elementary particles. For example, the radius of a proton is approximately 0.8 femtometers.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CHM-013097 |
|---|---|
| Field | Chemistry |
| Subject | Physical and Biophysical Chemistry |
| References | Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 110 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf) |
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