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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
The noble gases are left out of the trends in atomic radii because there is great debate over the experimental values of their atomic radii.
The SI units for measuring atomic radii are the nanometer (nm) and the picometer (pm). 1 nm = 1 X 109 m; 1 pm = 1 X 10-12 m.