What subatomic particle occupies the most volume in the atom?

Answer 1

the vast majority of the volume of an atom is filled with absolutely nothing

there is a central heavy nucleus and "whizzing" round it are a number of much lighter much smaller electrons. from the outermost reaches of the electrons orbits to the centre of the nucleus there is an awful lot of "nothing"

an analogy is to consider the earth

we are a heavy central body - compare us to the nucleus of an atom

whizzing round us are various satellites - the moon and many small artificial ones we have put up - compare them to the electrons

in between and making up by far the bulk of the volume occupied by the "earth and its satellites" is a lot of nothing - just like in an atom

Answer 2

Electrons occupy the most volume in an atom because they are found in electron clouds that extend far from the nucleus. Electrons are much smaller than protons and neutrons, but their rapid motion creates a larger region of space occupied within the atom.

Answer 3

Protons and Nuetrons have the same volume.....and they are the most

Answer 4

the electron cloud