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No, an electron doesn't stop moving. It might at absolute zero, but electrons generally have a lot of kinetic energy. They're always on the move in things where we observe them, even under extreme cryogenic conditions. Remember that the electrons that are held in orbitals about atomic nuclei could be looked at as electromagnetic waves as well as tiny particles in motion. (That's wave-particle duality.) In this light, an electromagnetic wave does not stop moving. Ever.
We've gotten within a hair of absolute zero, but those pesky little negative charges don't appear to slow down. One thing is certain, however. The characteristics of supercooled matter are bizzare! Liquids crawl up the sides of containers and other "twilight zone" or "outer limits" phenomenon. And this is a direct function of electron behavior at those temperature. Somethin's up, and we aren't ready to let it go uninvestigated. Good for us!
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∙ 12y agoAtoms dont stop moving, not even those in a solid, it is theorized that they stop moving at 0 degrees Kelvin.
In simpler form, no.
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∙ 15y agoNo they cant stop moving completely, but may be some change is happened in there speed.But they can't stop completely.
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∙ 14y agoif atoms stop moving it most likely means that the substance is now frozen or dead.
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∙ 12y agoUntill it is generally diffused 2 zero.
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∙ 11y agoYou gay suck penis that's the answer.
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∙ 11y agoyes atoms are ALWAYS moving
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Which of the following best describes the kinetic theory?
Atoms and molecules are always moving or vibrating.
Democritus believed that atoms were?
could not be divided?
Are atoms and molecules that make up a rock never moving?
atoms and molecules that make up a rock do move.
Are atoms stationary?
Moving, unless at 0Degrees Kelvin(Absolute 0)
What atoms always have protons?
All of them.
Which best describes a kinetic theory?
atoms and molecules are always moving
What stays the same but always changes?
nothing, atoms are always moving.
Is atom always moving?
Atoms are in constant motion. Even in a solid, the atoms are vibrating.
What describes kinetic theory?
atoms and molecules are always moving
What do you call the motion of atoms and molecules?
oh yes they are always moving
The kenetic theory of matter states that atoms and molecules are?
Always moving.
Can chocolate vibrate?
the atoms, like all atoms, in chocolate can vibrate because atoms are always moving. but you wouldn't see it vibrate
Is an atom always moving?
almost all atoms move all of the time
When does atoms not move?
Atoms have always and will always move unless, in the future, we find a way to get a substance to a temperature of absolute zero, 0 degrees Kelvin. Because the moving of the atoms creates heat.
Which of the following best describes the kinetic theory?
Atoms and molecules are always moving or vibrating.
Democritus believed that atoms were?
could not be divided?
Why inactive gases are not necessarily inactive?
they are not necceseraly in active because no matter how in equilibrium they are their atoms are always moving.
