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No, an electron doesn't stop moving. It might at absolute zero, but electrons generally have a lot of kinetic energy. They're always on the move in things where we observe them, even under extreme cryogenic conditions. Remember that the electrons that are held in orbitals about atomic nuclei could be looked at as electromagnetic waves as well as tiny particles in motion. (That's wave-particle duality.) In this light, an electromagnetic wave does not stop moving. Ever.
We've gotten within a hair of absolute zero, but those pesky little negative charges don't appear to slow down. One thing is certain, however. The characteristics of supercooled matter are bizzare! Liquids crawl up the sides of containers and other "twilight zone" or "outer limits" phenomenon. And this is a direct function of electron behavior at those temperature. Somethin's up, and we aren't ready to let it go uninvestigated. Good for us!
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Democritus believed that atoms were?
Democritus believed that atoms were indivisible and indestructible particles that make up all matter. He thought that different combinations of atoms created different substances.
Are atoms and molecules that make up a rock never moving?
Atoms and molecules that make up a rock are constantly moving, though at a very small scale. They vibrate in place due to thermal energy, even in solid objects like rocks. This movement is known as thermal motion and is responsible for the overall stability and properties of the rock.
Matter is made of tiny moving particles called?
gasoilliquidand the correct answer is GAS!
How many bonds does oxygen atoms always have?
Oxygen atoms always have two covalent bonds. This allows them to achieve a full outer shell of electrons, following the octet rule.
What atoms always have protons?
All atoms have protons. Protons are positively charged subatomic particles located in the nucleus of an atom.
What stays the same but always changes?
nothing, atoms are always moving.
Is atom always moving?
Atoms are in constant motion. Even in a solid, the atoms are vibrating.
What describes kinetic theory?
atoms and molecules are always moving
The kenetic theory of matter states that atoms and molecules are?
Always moving.
What do you call the motion of atoms and molecules?
oh yes they are always moving
Can chocolate vibrate?
the atoms, like all atoms, in chocolate can vibrate because atoms are always moving. but you wouldn't see it vibrate
Is an atom always moving?
almost all atoms move all of the time
When does atoms not move?
Atoms have always and will always move unless, in the future, we find a way to get a substance to a temperature of absolute zero, 0 degrees Kelvin. Because the moving of the atoms creates heat.
Why inactive gases are not necessarily inactive?
they are not necceseraly in active because no matter how in equilibrium they are their atoms are always moving.
How do we know that Atoms are constantly moving?
Democritus and his students believed that atoms differ in size and they were always moving. He also theorized that they cannot be destroyed, they were invisible and there was an infinite number of atoms.
Which best describes a kinetic theory?
atoms and molecules are always moving
What the energy of moving atoms?
Kinetic energy is possessed by moving atoms. It is the energy possessed by particles in motion.
