Nurturing Life Sciences
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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.
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#Section 2: General Biology
The number of electrons in a neutral atom is equal to the number of protons.
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Atoms are made of the same three basic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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Atoms are indivisible particles that can't be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
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