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No. An electron as a particle is small however the probability cloud of an electron can be large- most of the volume of an atom consists of the electron cloud. In relation to this the nucleus, although it contains nearly all of the mass of the atom, is quite small.
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Is the electron cloud bigger than an atom?
Oh yes. Think of the atom as earth and an electron as the moon.
Which is bigger atom electron molecule or cell?
An electron is a part of a atom, and an atom is part of a molecule, molecules make up a cell. So a cell is biggest.
Why The bigger the atom have low ionization energy?
it is bigger..so it has more electron in orbit than smaller atom...so it keep simple
Is an atom smaller than a compound?
An atom is smaller than a compound because if an electron fits in an atom, and an atom is a part of a compound, it means a compound is bigger than an atom
Is a chlorine atom or chlorine ion bigger?
A sulfur atom is larger than an oxygen atom.
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
What is bigger a chlorine atom or a chlorine ion?
A chloride ion is slightly larger than a chlorine atom, because in an ion there is one more electron than proton, allowing the electron shells to expand slightly. In a chlorine atom, the number of electrons and protons is the same.
Why is chloride ion bigger than chlorine atom?
A thorough explanation requires quantum calculations, but as an approximation: A chloride ion is bigger than a chlorine atom because the ion contains an additional electron, but the positive charge of the nucleus is not changed from that of the atom. As a result, the average electrostatic force between the nucleus and each electron is slighter weaker in the ion, so that its electrons equilibrate with a larger average distance from the nucleus than in the atom. (The external dimension of either an atom or an ion is determined by the size of its electron cloud since the nucleus is too far inside the electron cloud to affect external dimension.)
The volume of an atom is determined by the size of its?
It can be determined by the size of it's electron. The reason for this being is because of the mass that is calculated by the protons to the neutrons of the atoms within the nucleus.
How Atoms can accept or lose electron's. If an atom loses an electron what will its resulting charge be?
Gain of an electron transform the atom in an anion.Loss of an electron transform the atom in a cation.
Why is a bigger circle is used to represent an atom of Uranium?
because it has more electrons
What happpens when an atom has lost an electron contact with an atom that has gained an electron?
It forms a new atom.
