Do atoms have weight and take up space?

Answer 1

Everything takes up space and has weight so why doesnt atom.you can't feel it because its to small to feel or see,touch etc.

Answer 2

Yes, there are. Not very many, but there are some out there. Within the solar system, the solar wind is a breeze of (mostly) protons and electrons. Though their kinetic energies are quite high, they can combine to create hydrogen atoms. In deep space, there is almost no matter floating around at all, but one can expect to see an atom or two every now and then. The vacuum of space is not perfect.

Answer 3

Contrary to popular belief, space is far from empty Even though it is basically a vacuum.

Thinking about if for a few seconds, one could conclude that photons exist in space; otherwise we would not be able to see it. Also, Neutrinos created by gamma-and cosmic rays created by stars(like Sol) interacting and decaying shortly after being created.

There are also many other particles in our solar system(that humanity knows of), like Hydrogen(H2) and Helium(He4){with varying isotopes, dependant on particle interactions} these are created by decaying gamma and cosmic rays(mentioned earlier) - Check the Feynmann Diagram and particle interactions diagram - Also check the Standard model of elementary particles of particle physics for referance. Off course these interactions and decays originate from stars, like Sol, and is not applicable for deep space, other then how far these particles would travel into deep space before decaying or interacting with other particles(to simply transition them into other particles with their own characteristics{Velocity, Spin, Energy, Mass etc.})

To answer your question... it is highly unlikely that any part of space exists where absolutely no particles are present, the most likely place to start searching for true empty space, in my opinion, would be the out skirts of our universe.

For further information:

There are 16 elementary particles on the Standard model. 6 Quarks(3 flavours - horizontal) and 3 colors each(R ed, G reen, B lue). Each with it's corresponding anti-particle. Baryon Composite particles such as neutrons and protons are constructed of these(P - uud , N - ddu). 6 Leptons(3 flavours - horizontal). Each with it's own corresponding anti-particle. And 4 Bosons(not counting the Higgs Boson{which is a hypothetical particle used to determine mass})...the photon and gluon with zero mass and integer spin and the W and Z bosons.

There are also a couple other hypothetical particles not mentioned here.

Answer 4

Yes, atoms have weight and take up space. The weight of an atom is primarily determined by the total number of protons, neutrons, and electrons it contains. These particles occupy a certain volume in space, giving atoms their physical size.

Answer 5

Yes.