Gold Nanoparticle
Gold atoms in an FCC metal lattice at 1–100 nm scale. Toggle Drug Delivery to see targeted medicine. Drag to explore.
AQA: Nanoparticles are 1–100 nm. They have a very high surface area to volume ratio and may have different properties from the same material in bulk form.
GOLD Au · FCC lattice · 1–100 nm · properties differ from bulk gold
DRUG DELIVERY · molecules released from nanoparticle surface at target
π ELECTRONS · delocalised across C₆₀ shell · conducts when doped
SA/V = 1.5 · 1 cube
NANOPARTICLE · Gold Au
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