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Size comparison of Carbon Atom (0.34 × 0.34 × 0.34 nm), Glucose (0.9 × 0.9 × 0.9 nm), Methionine Molecule (1 × 1 × 1 nm), Phospholipid (3 × 3 × 3 nm), Hemoglobin (6.5 × 6.5 × 6.5 nm), Antibody (12.0 × 12.0 × 12.0 nm), and 10 more, drawn to scale
Dimensions (height × width × depth)
ObjectAs enteredCentimetresInches
Carbon Atom0.34 × 0.34 × 0.34 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Glucose0.9 × 0.9 × 0.9 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Methionine Molecule1 × 1 × 1 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Phospholipid3 × 3 × 3 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Hemoglobin6.5 × 6.5 × 6.5 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Antibody12.0 × 12.0 × 12.0 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Ribosome30.0 × 30.0 × 30.0 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Hepatitis Virus45.0 × 45.0 × 45.0 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Human Immunodeficiency Viruses130 × 130 × 130 nm0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Lyosome1 × 1 × 1 um0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Baker's Yeast3 × 3 × 3 um0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Red Blood Cell8 × 8 × 8 um0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Dust10.0 × 10.0 × 10.0 um0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Skin Cell30.0 × 30.0 × 30.0 um0 × 0 × 0 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Pollen90.0 × 90.0 × 90.0 um0.01 × 0.01 × 0.01 cm0 × 0 × 0 in
Grain of Rice2 × 2 × 2 mm0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm0.08 × 0.08 × 0.08 in
Bounding-box volumes as bars: Carbon Atom 3.9 × 10<sup>−20</sup> mm³, Glucose 7.3 × 10<sup>−19</sup> mm³, Methionine Molecule 1 × 10<sup>−18</sup> mm³, Phospholipid 2.7 × 10<sup>−17</sup> mm³, Hemoglobin 2.7 × 10<sup>−16</sup> mm³, Antibody 1.7 × 10<sup>−15</sup> mm³, Ribosome 2.7 × 10<sup>−14</sup> mm³, Hepatitis Virus 9.1 × 10<sup>−14</sup> mm³, Human Immunodeficiency Viruses 2.2 × 10<sup>−12</sup> mm³, Lyosome 1 × 10<sup>−9</sup> mm³
Bounding-box volume*
ObjectVolumevs smallest
Carbon Atom3.9 × 10−20 mm³1×
Glucose7.3 × 10−19 mm³19×
Methionine Molecule1 × 10−18 mm³25×
Phospholipid2.7 × 10−17 mm³687×
Hemoglobin2.7 × 10−16 mm³6,987×
Antibody1.7 × 10−15 mm³43,965×
Ribosome2.7 × 10−14 mm³686,953×
Hepatitis Virus9.1 × 10−14 mm³>1,000,000×
Human Immunodeficiency Viruses2.2 × 10−12 mm³>1,000,000×
Lyosome1 × 10−9 mm³>1,000,000×
Baker's Yeast2.7 × 10−8 mm³>1,000,000×
Red Blood Cell5.1 × 10−7 mm³>1,000,000×
Dust1 × 10−6 mm³>1,000,000×
Skin Cell2.7 × 10−5 mm³>1,000,000×
Pollen7.3 × 10−4 mm³>1,000,000×
Grain of Rice8 mm³>1,000,000×

* Height × width × depth of the box each object fits in, not the object's own volume. Multiples are against the smallest box here, Carbon Atom. Anything beyond a million times bigger is shown as >1,000,000×.

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