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Fathom (US Survey)

The fathom (US survey) is a unit of length used in U.S. surveying and nautical contexts, defined as exactly 6 US survey feet. Since one US survey foot is approximately 0.3048006096 meters, the US survey fathom measures about 1.828804 meters.

Like the international fathom, it is primarily used to measure water depths and underwater distances in marine navigation and surveying.

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  1 US survey fathom = 6 US survey feet

  
  
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  1 US survey fathom ≈ 1.828804 meters

  
  
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  1 fathom = 2 yards

  
  

Though the difference between the US survey fathom and the international fathom is very small, the US survey units are being phased out in favor of international standards, but they still appear in some legal and historical surveying documents.

Bohr Radius

The Bohr radius is a fundamental physical constant that represents the average distance between the nucleus and the electron in a hydrogen atom in its ground state, according to the Bohr model of the atom.

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  Its value is approximately 5.29177 × 10⁻¹¹ meters (about 0.529 angstroms).

  
  
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  Named after physicist Niels Bohr, who introduced the model in 1913.

  
  
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  It sets a natural length scale in atomic physics and quantum mechanics.

  
  
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  Used to describe atomic sizes and electron orbitals.

  
  

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  Bohr radius ≈ 5.29 × 10⁻¹¹ m

  
  
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  Represents the typical size of a hydrogen atom’s electron orbit

  
  
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  Fundamental to quantum physics and atomic structure

  
  

The Bohr radius is essential for understanding atomic dimensions and quantum behavior of electrons.