The radius of a hydrogen atom is 0.0000000529177 of a millimeter. Express this number as an approximation. 0.00000006

0.00000006

0.0000000053
0.0000000053

0.0000005
0.0000005

0.00000005

1 answer

To express the radius of a hydrogen atom, which is \(0.0000000529177\) millimeters, as an approximation, we can round it to a reasonable number of significant figures.

Looking at the options provided, the closest approximation to \(0.0000000529177\) is:

0.00000005

This is because it rounds down to \(5.3\) when considering two significant figures after the leading zeros, which makes \(0.00000005\) a more appropriate approximation.