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An atom consists of a nucleus surrounded by one or more electrons. The nucleus is the very small center core of an atom. The nucleus is a group of smaller particles called protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive electric charge (indicated by a plus symbol, p+).

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What is the tiny particle of an atom that moves around the nucleus?

The particle that "circles" the center of an atom is an electron. (In reality, electrons act more like waves vibrating around an atom that particle circling an atom.) (Both neutrons and protons make up the center of an atom, neutrons have no charge and protons a positive one.)


What moves around outside the nucleus of an atom?

Electrons move around outside the nucleus of an atom. They are negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit the positively charged nucleus in specific energy levels.


In the modern quantum based atomic theory what is the name given to a particular space around the nucleus in which an electron moves?

In modern quantum-based atomic theory, the space around the nucleus in which an electron moves is known as an electron cloud or orbital. This is a region of space where there is a high probability of finding the electron. The electron cloud is described by the probability density function of the electron's position in the atom.


What moves around the nucleus of an atom?

Electrons, which are a type of fermion, orbit the nucleus of atoms. Remember, though, that they do not actually orbit or "move around" the nucleus, but instead are in a superposition of states, which we usually describe as an electron density, or the probability of locating an electron at a certain distance and time.


What are electrons in a atom?

In the electron cloud. In the electronic shells which vary from one element to another They surround the nucleus in a cloud-type formation. This can help you during your science mid-term so pay attention!

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What is the negative particle of an atom that moves rapidly around the nucleus?

The negative particle that circles the nucleus is the electron.


Is the particle of an atom that moves rapidly in the cloudlike region around the nucleus?

electrons


Is electron the particle that rapidly moves around the outside of the nucleus and carries a negative charge?

yes it is electron


The particle that moves around the nucleus is?

An electron is the particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom in specific energy levels or orbitals.


What particle moves rapidly in cloud like region around the nucleus is a?

The particle that moves rapidly in a cloud-like region around the nucleus is an electron. Electrons exist in atomic orbitals, which describe the probability distribution of finding an electron in a particular area around the nucleus. This cloud-like region represents the areas where electrons are most likely to be found, rather than having fixed paths.


What moves rapidly around the nucleus?

Electron(s)


A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus is a proton?

The negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus is the electron. The proton, along with the neutron, comprises the nucleus.


The subatomic particle that moves around in the nucleus is called?

ROFLCOPTER


What elemental particle moves around the nucleus of the atom?

The electron


A particle that moves around the nucleus is a what?

These particles are called electrons.


Which type of particle moves in orbit around the nucleus in an atom?

The electron.


A particle that moves rapidly in all directions in the space outside the nucleus is called a?

An electron. These negatively charged particles move rapidly in a cloud-like region surrounding the atomic nucleus in an atom.