Exponential Spectrum Project

Diameter of an atom

Oct 7, 2012

1.0 nanometers * 10 to the negative first = 0.1 nanometers

Timeline of the diameter of different objects from smallest to largest written in scientifc notation

Period: Oct 7, 2012 to Oct 27, 2012

Diameter of a virus

Oct 8, 2012

8.6 nanometers * 10 to the zero power = 8.6 nanometers

Diameter of a DNA structure

Oct 9, 2012

1.1 nanometers * 10 to the first power = 11 nanometers

Diameter of the Flu virus

Oct 10, 2012

1.5 nanometers * 10 to the first power = 15 nanometers

Diameter of Flagella

Oct 11, 2012

2.6 nanometers * 10 to the second power = 260 nanometers

Diameter of a human brain cell

Oct 12, 2012

4 microns * 10 to the negative third power = .004 microns

Diameter of a bacterium

Oct 13, 2012

2 microns * 10 to the negative first power = .2 microns

Diameter of a contact lens

Oct 14, 2012

1.45 mm * 10 to the first power = 14.5 mm

Diameter of a penny

Oct 15, 2012

7.5 cm * 10 to the negative first power = .75 cm

Diameter of a DVD disc

Oct 16, 2012

1.2 cm * 10 to the negative first power = 12 cm

Diameter of Earth

Oct 17, 2012

1.27562 km * 10 to the fourth power = 12,756.2 km

Diameter of Neptune

Oct 18, 2012

4.9528 km * 10 to the fourth power = 49,528 km

Diameter of Uranus

Oct 19, 2012

5.1118 km * 10 to the fourth power = 51,118 km

Diameter of Saturn

Oct 20, 2012

1.20536 km * 10 to the fifth power = 120,536 km

Diameter of Jupiter

Oct 21, 2012

1.42984 km * 10 to the fifth power = 142,984 km

Diameter of the Sun

Oct 22, 2012

1.391 km * 10 to the sixth power = 1,391,000 km

Diameter of Pollux

Oct 23, 2012

1.2519 km * 10 to the seventh power = 12,519,000 km

Diameter of Arcturus

Oct 24, 2012

3.57 km * 10 to the seventh power = 35,700,000 km

Diameter of Beetleguese

Oct 25, 2012

8.6 km * 10 to the eighth power = 860,000,000 km

Diameter of Mu Cephei

Oct 26, 2012

1.1 km * 10 to the ninth power = 1,100,000,000 km

Diameter of the Milkyway Galaxy

Oct 27, 2012

1.2 kly * 10 to the fifth power = 120,000 kly