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About Nanoparticles
===About Nanoparticles===
: A [[Hydrogen]] [[atom]] has a [[radius]] of 0.1[[nanometre]]s so 10 [[Hydrogen]] [[atom]]s lined up can make one [[nanometre]]. A '''nanoparticle''' may have a [[width]] of as little as 10 [[atom]]s or as many as 1000 [[atom]]s. (NB [[Hydrogen]] is being used as a comparison for the [[width]] and most [[nanoparticles]] are made of other types of [[atom]].)
: A [[substance]] that is broken down into [[nanoparticles]] may have very different [[property|properties]] to large amounts [[Volume (Space)|volumes]] of the [[substance]].
: The [[Surface Area to Volume Ratio|surface area to volume ratio]] of [[nanoparticles]] is much higher than large [[Volume (Space)|volumes]] of the same [[substance]]. It is this large [[Surface Area|surface area]] compared to the [[Volume (Space)|volume]] that gives it the different [[property|properties]].
: In 'bulk' [[material]]s a very small proportion of [[atom]]s exist on the surface of the [[material]]. However, for [[nanoparticles]] a much larger proportion of [[atom]]s exist on the surface allowing those [[particle]]s to interact with others around it.