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Inside atoms, there are protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons are positively charged, neutrons are neutrally charged, and electrons are negatively charged. In most atoms, the number of protons and neutrons are equal, meaning the atom is neutrally charged.
However, protons and neutrons are about the same size, while electrons are MUCH smaller. For reasons we don't fully understand, the protons and neutrons stick together in a clump at the center of an atom while the electrons circle around. We call that clump the nucleus.
Now, this is very similar to a solar system. The sun is very large, with many smaller planets circling around. The difference is, planets circle around the sun because of gravity, and electrons circle around the nucleus because God likes to screw with us.
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How does the planet Neptune compare to the other planets with regard to the distance from the sun?
Neptune is the farthest planet in the Sun system.
What was Bohr's Simily for the atom?
Bohr likened the atom to the solar system with the Sun as the nucleus and the electrons as the planets.
In Neil's Bohr model of the atom how are electrons configured?
like planets orbiting the sun
How does the distance between planet earth and the sun compare with the distances between the planet earth and other stars?
The Sun is many thousands of times closer to Earth than any other star.
Where are electron found in an atom and describe their movement?
Electrons are located out side the nucleus in atom, and these are called as extra nuclear particles. Electrons are revolving around the nucleus as planets do round the sun
How does the planet Neptune compare to the other planets with regard to the distance from the sun?
Neptune is the farthest planet in the Sun system.
How is a model of an atom similar to a model of the solar system?
The Japanese scientist H. Nagaoka modelled the atom as a large positive sphere surrounded by a ring of negative electrons. The atom is compared with the planet Saturn, where the planet represents the positively charged part of the atom, and the rings represent the negatively charged electrons. This model was made in 1904. Information from Science9 by Nelson.
What was Bohr's Simily for the atom?
Bohr likened the atom to the solar system with the Sun as the nucleus and the electrons as the planets.
In Neil's Bohr's model of the atom how are electrons configured?
like planets orbiting the sun
In Neil's Bohr model of the atom how are electrons configured?
like planets orbiting the sun
How do the the orbits of comets and asteroids compare to that of planet Earth?
they go around the sun like the earth
Is the nucleus of an atom made of neutrons and electrons?
No. The atom has neutrons and protons in the nucleus while the electrons are found in a "cloud" around the nucleus. That means that have no real fixed location like the planets do around the sun.
How does the distance between the planet earth and the sun compare with the distance between the planet earth and other stars?
The Sun is many thousands of times closer to Earth than any other star.
How does the distance between planet earth and the sun compare with the distances between the planet earth and other stars?
The Sun is many thousands of times closer to Earth than any other star.
Where are electron found in an atom and describe their movement?
Electrons are located out side the nucleus in atom, and these are called as extra nuclear particles. Electrons are revolving around the nucleus as planets do round the sun
How do you describe a physical model of an atom?
It is similar to a solar system. The sun is the nucleus with protons and neutrons and the electrons are the planets.
What are examples of an orbit?
the planets orbit, or go around the sun, electrons orbit or go around the nucleus of and atom
