The electrostatic forces between the protons and the electrons keep it in orbit.
Electrons are held in place by the electromagnetic force exerted between them and the positively charged protons in an atom's nucleus. This force keeps electrons in orbit around the nucleus, preventing them from flying off into space.
attraction to the positively charged nucleus
The force that keeps electrons in orbit around the nucleus is called the repelling force of gravity. If there was no gravity the electrons would never stay in orbit but would be floating around in space.
The space surrounding the nucleus of an atom contains electrons, which are negatively charged particles. These electrons occupy various energy levels or orbitals around the nucleus.
The space in which electrons move around the nucleus is called the electron cloud or electron shell. It represents the region where electrons are most likely to be found within an atom.
The space in which electrons move is huge compared to the space occupied by the atomic nucleus. Electrons are found in electron clouds that extend far beyond the nucleus, making up most of the volume of an atom. The nucleus, where the protons and neutrons are located, is very small in comparison.
The space around the nucleus of an atom is called the electron cloud. The electron cloud is the space in which the electrons of that atom travel. Compared to the nucleus, the electron cloud is enormous.
Electrons are held within the atom by the attraction between their negative charge and the positive charge of the nucleus. This attraction, known as the electromagnetic force, keeps the electrons in orbit around the nucleus in specific energy levels.
Electrons. These electrons move in orbitals around the nucleus, which is the central part of the atom containing protons and neutrons. The arrangement of these electrons determines the chemical properties of the atom.
Electrons
Rutherford.
An atom is made of protons and neutrons which make up the nucleus and electrons that are around the nucleus. Although almost all the mass of an atom is in the nucleus, most of the space that the atom takes up is occupied by the electrons. In very simple terms, the electrons are in orbits around the nucleus so most of the volume of the atom is empty space within the volume that the electrons occupy. The behaviour of the electrons is often assumed to be orbits but their actual positions are not that simple.As a final note, all atoms contain neutrons with the exception of hydrogen which can exist as one proton and one electron.