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What is the mass of the nucleus compared to the mass of the entire atom?
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∙ 11y ago
- The difference between the mass of the nucleus and the mass of the atom is virtually negligible.
- The atom is mainly empty space! The radius of the atom is ~10 000 times the radius of the nucleus.
That means that the volume of the atom:volume of the nucleus = 1000 000 000 000:1 or
= 1012:1
Think about the volume of a grain of sand to the volume of a football stadium if the stadium was a complete three dimensional sphere type structure.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe mass of the nucleus is almost the same as the total mass of the atom, but the volume of the nucleus is much less than the volume of the atom.
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∙ 15y agoyou can compare the them by the total volume of an atom is about a trillon (10 to the 12 power) times the volume of its nucleus
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∙ 11y agoThe nucleus is very small. less than 1/1000 th the size of the atom.
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∙ 11y agoThey are not, so the question becomes irrelevant.
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So suppose we take an example of Oxygen, the atomic number is 8, mass number is 16, protons and electrons are also 8, neutrons is also 8. You add them all up [16+{8(4)}], 48. Now this is your nucleus for oxygen. Your mass number was 16, so technically, the mass of the nucleus compared to the mass of an oxygen atom is 32.
Below are shared the mass of the nucleus compared to the mass of an entire atom:
Li: [7+4+{3(3)}]-7
Cl: [35+18{17(3)}]-35
P: [31+16+{15(3)}]-31
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Why is the entire mass of an atom is almost the nucleus?
almost the entire mass of an atom is in the nucleus A proton or a neutron approximately 1840 times heavier than an electron.So weight of electrons is negleteble.
Why is it said that the nucleus of an atom contains almost the entire mass and not the entire mass?
Yes. An electron, one of those little negatively charged critters that forms up around the nucleus of an atom, has little mass compared to the nucleons. (Nucleons are protons and neutrons - the particles that make up the nucleus). In fact, the mass of an electron is less than 1/1800th the mass of a proton. All the electrons in any given atom account for only a tiny amount of the total mass of that atom. Almost all the mass is accounted for the protons and neutrons (if any) in the nucleus. It's that simple, and you already show that you know it.
What does the cloud around the atom's nucleus contain?
Electrons, small negatively charged particles with very little mass compared to that of the nucleus.
What part of an atom carries most of its mass?
The vast majority of an atom's mass is within the nucleus; the electrons orbiting the nucleus, which do contain the same amount of charge as the nucleus(albeit negative), have virtually no mass when compared to the nucleus. In fact many scientific disciplines disregard the mass of electrons altogether.
Mass of atom is contrated on what?
The nucleus of the atom.
What part of the atom contains most of its mass?
The nucleus, made up of protons and neutrons, contains most of an atom's mass.
Why is the entire mass of an atom is almost the nucleus?
almost the entire mass of an atom is in the nucleus A proton or a neutron approximately 1840 times heavier than an electron.So weight of electrons is negleteble.
Is most of the mass contained in the nucleus of the atom?
Yes. because electrons revolve around the nucleus and have practically negligible mass when compared to the nucleus.
Is the masss of an atom concentrated in the proton?
The mass of an atom is concentrated in the nucleus. Protons are a part of the nucleus, but not the entire thing. Neutrons are also in the nucleus and have nearly the same mass as protons.
How does the mass of the nucleus compared to the mass of the Atom?
The mass of the nucleus makes up most all of the mass of an atom. The only things outside the nucleus are the electrons. The mass of an electron is ~9.11E-31 kg. The mass of an electron is 1/1836 that of a proton.
Why is it said that the nucleus of an atom contains almost the entire mass and not the entire mass?
Yes. An electron, one of those little negatively charged critters that forms up around the nucleus of an atom, has little mass compared to the nucleons. (Nucleons are protons and neutrons - the particles that make up the nucleus). In fact, the mass of an electron is less than 1/1800th the mass of a proton. All the electrons in any given atom account for only a tiny amount of the total mass of that atom. Almost all the mass is accounted for the protons and neutrons (if any) in the nucleus. It's that simple, and you already show that you know it.
Why does the nucleus contain most of the atom total mass?
This is because the mass of electron is without importance compared to the mass of protons and neutrons.
What does the cloud around the atom's nucleus contain?
Electrons, small negatively charged particles with very little mass compared to that of the nucleus.
What part of an atom carries most of its mass?
The vast majority of an atom's mass is within the nucleus; the electrons orbiting the nucleus, which do contain the same amount of charge as the nucleus(albeit negative), have virtually no mass when compared to the nucleus. In fact many scientific disciplines disregard the mass of electrons altogether.
The mass of an atom is contained primarily in its?
The mass of an atom is contained primarily in its nucleus.
Where in the atom is the mass of the atom concentrated?
It is the nucleus. Mass of electrons is too small
Most of the mass of an atom is concentrated in the?
in the nucleus of the atom
