The diameter of the nucleus of a typical atom is A) 10^-4 of the diameter of the atom. B) 10^-3 of the diameter of the atom. C) 1/2000 of the diameter of the atom. D) about half of that of the atom.

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The diameter of the nucleus of a typical atom is about 10^-4 times the diameter of the atom. This reflects the fact that the nucleus is much smaller compared to the overall size of the atom, which is mostly empty space.

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