Re: How many times does an electron vibrate in one second?

Date: Tue Feb 27 08:28:49 2001
Posted By: Peter Grivins, Staff, Radiation and Chemical Safety, Michigan State University
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 982968530.Ch

Message:


Amy-

I think you may be thinking of the definition of a second.  So, here goes:

A second is defined as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cs-133 atom.  Hope 
this helps!

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