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Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par...
Nanoparticle as a term has a specific technical definition that does not include a random gas made of organic small molecules, which include most molecules we perceive by smell.
smallerize
on Feb 20, 2025
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle#Definitions
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chemicalnovae
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Sure, and most small organic molecules are an order of magnitude smaller than that definition.
aeonik
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What? Not an a whole order of magnitude.
I thought most orderants were around 0.5 to 1nm in diameter.
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