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How does the size of an atom compare to the size of the nucleus?
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∙ 11y ago
You are probably familiar with the textbook diagram of an atom that fits neatly on the page. However, the reality will get you thinking how really empty space is: If a proton were the size of a marble an electron would be about the width of a human hair. With that scale the electron's orbit would be about 2 1/2 miles away from the proton.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe atom is many times larger than the size of the nucleus, about as much larger as a cathedral is compared to a housefly. However, it should be noted that the "size" of anything as small as an atomic nucleus or even a whole atom can not, because of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, be specified as precisely as the size of a conventional object. Not only that, but the protons and neutrons that combine to form atomic nuclei are composed of quarks that are probably not things. According to quantum mechanics, "quark" is more like a verb than a noun.
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∙ 13y agoit is 4.52481 tenths of a milligram
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∙ 11y agoElectrons have nearly no mass, if not none at all. The density is in the nucleus.
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∙ 8y agoAtom has a huge size compared to the nucleus. It is big 10^4 than a nucleus.
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How does the nucleus of a copper atom compare to the nucleus of a nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
If the nucleus of an atom were the size of a marble then the atom itself would be the size of?
The atom itself would be the size of an NFL stadium.
Why the size of atom is biggest than nucleus?
Because there are electrons around the nucleus which form a cloud the nucleus is a part of this cloud roughly atom is 8000 times bigger than an average nucleus.
What is the center of an atom called?
The center of an atom is called a nucleus (nucleifor plural).Center of an atom is called the "Nucleus".
What is the dense center of the atom called?
the denser part of an atom is the nucleus. about 99% of the mass of an atom is concentrated within the atom.
How does the size of the nucleus of an atom compare to the size of the electron cloud?
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How does the size of an atomic nucleus compare with the size of the whole atom?
Think of the sun as the nucleus and the oort cloud (past pluto) as where the electron orbitals start. The size (volume) of the nucleus is tiny compared to the size (volume) of the atom (defined by the extent of the electron cloud).
How does the volume of a nucleus compare to the volume of an atom?
the volume of atom is much greater than that of nucleus
Compare a very large and a small atom in the large atom the outermost electron is farther away from the nucleus?
yes, if by larger you mean size/volume.
How does the nucleus of a copper atom compare to the nucleus of the nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
How does the nucleus of a copper atom compare to the nucleus of a nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
How does. the nucleus of a copper atom compare to the nucleus of a nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
How does the nucleus of the copper atom compare to the nucleus of the nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
How does the nucleus of a copper atom compare to the nucleus of nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
How does the nucleus of copper atom compare to the nucleus of a nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
How does a nucleus of a copper atom compare to the nucleus of a nickel atom?
copper has more protons than nickel
How does the size of a negative ion compare to the size of the atom that form?
The size of a negative ion is larger than atom. This makes more negative than positive, allowing the negative electrons to go farther from the nucleus.
