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If they can bond, they will, and form a molecule. If they can't, then they bounce away.
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If they can bond, they will, and form a molecule. If they can't, then they bounce away.
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∙ 12y agoWhen atoms get close to each other, you get a repulsion phenomenon, because all atoms have electrons on the outside and protons on the inside, and although the atom is electrically neutral as a whole, if the electrons of one atom get too close to the electrons of another atom, they are going to repel each other, due to the electrostatic force described by Coulomb's Law. That is why matter is solid and does not interpenetrate other matter. Solidity is just the repulsion that happens at very close range. At a more distant position, you don't get the same repulsion, because the negative electrons and the positive protons will all be at approximately the same distance.
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∙ 12y agothey form a solid or a strong crystal
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What did Rutherford discover that Thomas did not understand?
That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus
In a hexagonal close-packed crystal every atom (except those on the surface) has neighbors.?
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What is an area of crowded particles followed by widely spaced particles?
An area of crowded particles followed by widely spaced particles is known as a density wave. In a density wave, particles are closely packed together in one region, creating a dense area, and then spread out and become less concentrated in another region, resulting in a sparse area. This pattern repeats periodically, forming a wave-like structure.
When an atom break what happens to that atom?
The atoms will break into half :)
What happens when an electron is added to an atom it will acquire?
when an electron is added to an atom, the atom will acquire a negative charge.
Some minerals with a closely packed atom structure have a high?
energy
Some minerals with closely packed atom structure have a high what?
Density
Are solid particles packed close toghether?
I think that what you mean to ask is, are the particles in a solid packed close together, which they are, particularly in comparison to a gas, in which the particles are rather distant from each other. However, you can pack solid particles in various ways, closely or distantly. The solidity of the particle does not dictate the type of packing.
How are particles arranged in a solid metal?
like this ::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: though a little closer. It depends on the metal, but atoms in a pure solid are tightly-packed into a crystalline structure. The shape of the crystal is dependent upon the atom.
What are the other particles of atom?
Atoms contain three main particles. Electrons- which are negatively charged and swarm around the nucleus. Protons- which are positively charged, and are tightly packed in the nucleus. Neutrons- which are neutrally charged and are packed together with the protons in the nucleus of the atom. They are held there by strong nuclear force. You're welcome.
Which word most closely means irreducible?
atom APEX Is Hard
Which word closely means irreducible?
atom
How tightly packed the atoms are in an object?
Everything on an atomic scale is very small. However, if you consider the subatomic particles: Protons and Neutrons in the nucleus are tightly packed together. But, the electrons and the electron cloud are relatively distantly separated from the nucleus giving the atom a size much greater than the sum of the sizes of the individual components.
What did Rutherford discovered that Thomson did not understand?
That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus
What did Rutherford's discover that Thomson did not understand?
That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus
What did Rutherford discover that Thomson did not understand?
That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus
What did Rutherford discover that Thomas did not understand?
That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus
