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The width of a hydrogen atom is 5 × 10–8 mm (millimeters). If the moon is 3.7 × 106 km (kilometers) from Earth, how many times the width of a hydrogen atom is the distance from the earth to the moon? [][/sup]
 Oct 2, 2013
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The width of a hydrogen atom is 5 × 10–8 mm (millimeters). If the moon is 3.7 × 106 km (kilometers) from Earth, how many times the width of a hydrogen atom is the distance from the earth to the moon?

I have taken the liberty of rewording your question. Is this what you meant?

The width of a hydrogen atom is 5 × 10^(–80 mm (millimeters). If the moon is 3.7 × 106 km (kilometers) from Earth, how many hydrogen atoms will fit in a row between the earth and the moon.

i don't know about hydrogen atoms but the distance to the moon is closer to 384400km which is much further than 3.7*106.

Anyway

3.7 x 106km = 3.7 x 106 x 1000 x 1000 mm = 392.2 x 1000000 mm = 3.922 x 10^8

3.922 x 10^8 / 5 x 10^(-8) = 7.844 x 10^15
 Oct 2, 2013

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