The Size of a Proton Is of the Order of 10^-15

question 73

Multiple Choice

The size of a proton is of the order of 10^-15 m and the size of the visible universe is of the order of 10²⁶ m.From this information you can conclude that

• A)the size of the universe is 26 orders of magnitude greater than that of the proton.
• B)the size of the universe is 41 orders of magnitude greater than that of the proton.
• C)the size of the proton is 11 orders of magnitude greater than that of the universe.
• D)the size of the universe is 15 orders of magnitude greater than that of the proton.
• E)the size of the proton is 15 orders of magnitude greater than that of the universe.

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