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Just how small is an atom?

Jon Bergmann · TED

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About

Just how small are atoms? Really, really, really small. This fast-paced animation from TED-Ed uses metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium!) to give a visceral sense of just how small atoms are. Lesson by Jon Bergmann, animation by Cognitive Media.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Jon Bergmann
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Chemistry
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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