Estimate the fraction of molecular volume to the actual volume occupied by oxygen gas at $STP$. Take the diameter of an oxygen molecule to be $3 \mathring A$.

  • A
    $5.4 \times 10^{-2}$
  • B
    $3.8 \times 10^{-4}$
  • C
    $4.5 \times 10^{-3}$
  • D
    $3.68 \times 10^{-5}$

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