In water, if the O atom were an orange, how far away would the H atoms be?

Subject: In water, if the O atom were an orange, how far away would the H atoms be?

Date: Thu May 27 11:52:40 1999
Posted by Geoff Davis
Grade level: nonaligned School: Writer
City: Bristol State/Province: VT Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 927823960.Ch

Message:


I recall reading somewhere that if the 
oxygen in an atom were thr size of an 
orange, then the hydrogen atoms would 
be something like 5 miles away.

Can anyone come up with a similar 
comparison for me? I'd be forever 
grateful!

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