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Hydrogen atom vs Oxygen atom vs water molecule size comparison

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Size comparison of Hydrogen atom (0.02 × 0.02 × 0.02 nm), Oxygen atom (0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 nm) and water molecule (0.12 × 0.12 × 0.12 nm), drawn to scale
Dimensions (height × width × depth)
ObjectAs enteredCentimetresInches
Hydrogen atom0.02 × 0.02 × 0.02 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Oxygen atom0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
water molecule0.12 × 0.12 × 0.12 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Bounding-box volumes as bars: Hydrogen atom 1.1 × 10<sup>−23</sup> mm³, Oxygen atom 1 × 10<sup>−21</sup> mm³, water molecule 1.8 × 10<sup>−21</sup> mm³
Bounding-box volume*
ObjectVolumevs smallest
Hydrogen atom1.1 × 10−23 mm³1×
Oxygen atom1 × 10−21 mm³94×
water molecule1.8 × 10−21 mm³171×

* Height × width × depth of the box each object fits in, not the object's own volume. Multiples are against the smallest box here, Hydrogen atom.