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Why cant you determine the exact location of an electron in an atom?
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∙ 12y ago
Because the electrons are in constant motion(momentum), so to find their exact location one must find this location plus momentum at the same time. It is thought to be impossible to find the exact location and momentum simultaniously, because, to find location you must stop the particle, and to find momentum the particle must be moving.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is due to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, where one cannot know both the position and velocity of a particle. If you know that there is a high probability of finding a particle in one particular region, then you will have less certainty of the particle's position. Because all particles in an atom are in constant motion, you will not know with certainty where a particle is.
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∙ 12y agobecause electron has dual nature.it acts as a wave & also as a particle. the exact path of a wave cannot be determined.only probability of electron can be given
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∙ 15y agoIt moves too fast around the middle of the adiom.
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∙ 13y agoIt is impossible because the elextrons are constantly in motion.
add. And even their paths are probabilistic and cannot be predicted accurately.
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Where the location of electron?
There is no exact location of the electron. The electron is outside the nucleus orbiting the center of the atom. You can't see it because it rotates so fast and is so small. So we can't indicate the exact location of the electron.
What is the location of electrons?
Around the atomic nucleus, on electron shells.
What location in an atom does an electron have?
by the butt of it
Is the position and velocity of an electron in an atom be determined with great certainty?
Not exactly. Electrons orbit the nucleus in an atom. An atom is a fundamental piece of matter. (Matter is anything that can be touched physically.) Everything in the universe (except energy) is made of matter, and, so, everything in the universe is made of atoms. An atom itself is made up of three tiny kinds of particles called subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. The protons and the neutrons make up the center of the atom called the nucleus and the electrons fly around above the nucleus in a small cloud. The electrons carry a negative charge and the protons carry a positive charge. In a normal (neutral) atom the number of protons and the number of electrons are equal. Often, but not always, the number of neutrons is the same, too.
According to the modern theory the exact location of what is uncertain?
atom
Where the location of electron?
There is no exact location of the electron. The electron is outside the nucleus orbiting the center of the atom. You can't see it because it rotates so fast and is so small. So we can't indicate the exact location of the electron.
What is a atom outer electron shell made of?
You just said it, electrons. The "shell" is just an energy level. It is called a shell because it surrounds the atom, but it is just the electrons. Since there is no way to determine the exact location of an electron, it is referred to as an "electron cloud."
Why Bohr model is inaccurate model of the atom?
There is no way to measure the exact location and path of an electron.
What is the electrons location?
Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom. The exact location of a specific electron, however, can not be known for certain. The general area where the electron might be found is in its orbital.
What does the wave models say about electrons?
The wave model says that it is impossible to determine the exact location of an electron. Scientists can only predict where an electron is most likely to be found. The probable location of an electron is based on how much energy the electron has.
What is the location of electrons?
Around the atomic nucleus, on electron shells.
What location in an atom does an electron have?
by the butt of it
Does an electron determine what element it is?
The number of protons determine which element an atom is and normally the number of electrons is equal to it. Strip an electron off an iron atom and you have an ionised iron atom.
What are features of the electron cloud model of an atom?
An electron's exact position cannot be pinpointed.
An uncertainty theory used with the modern electron cloud model of the atom that says it is impossible to determine an electron's exact position and speed as it moves around?
Werner Heisenberg proposed in 1927 the uncertainty principle.
What is the location of a electron?
The location of an electron is circling the outside of an atom.
Is the location of an electron in an atom represented by a probability cloud?
yes
