On 1/22/2013 3:30 PM, Bruce Griffiths wrote:
But can the number and type of atoms in such a standard be counted?
Otherwise its not a primary standard.

Can you have a Cs under zero acceleration and at zero temperature, the only conditions for which the second is defined? Since most metric units are derived from the definition of the second, are any "primary standards," in your opinion?

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