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An atom's structure is like a ladder because of the energy levels. Each step is a different level of energy. The bottom step is the lower energy level and the top step is the higher energy level.
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∙ 9y agoIn comparing the structure of the atom to a ladder, both have different steps where electrons can stay depending on how much energy is possessed by each atom. Atoms can freely move up and down, just like the steps of a ladder.
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∙ 13y agoLike a ladder, the electrons can be on discrete energy levels. Just like you can't be stepping halfway between the rungs, the electrons can't exist in between the energy levels.
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Why is a ladder not a good model for the atom?
a ladder could be used to interpret the emission of light when an electron gets excited, moves to a higher rung, and then falls to a lower or bottom rung. otherwise, it shows nothing of how the atom is constructed, the number of protons, neutrons, electrons, etc
Compare and contrast the structure of yeast and algae.?
CAUSE THERE GAY
Watson and crick built models that demonstrated what?
In1953 scientist Watson and crick discovered that the structure of DNA forms the shape of a double helix ladder.
Does radioactive mean in science?
The atoms structure is unstable and it emits alpha or beta particles that changes the Atom
Lewis dot structure for li2s?
. ..O./\H HLewis structure of water good stuffCheers-MeRkiLy
How do nutrient losses compare between natural and clear-cut watersheds?
They compare, because of the audit molecular structure of the raid forest atom, is being molecules in the anus. That is how. My niggard.
What is a model of the atom?
A model of the atom is a 3-D structure of the atom's structure.
How can you compare atom and cation?
An atom is a neutral structure consisting of a single nucleus with its orbiting electrons. A cation is a positively charged structure consisting of a single nucleus with its orbiting electrons. The major difference between an atom and a cation is that the cation has lost one or more electrons and therefore has a positive charge overall.
Is a ladder a frame or shell structure?
frame structure
DNA structure is compared to a ladder What molecular component would be analogous to the rungs of the ladder?
DNA code is simple in structure.The double helix structure of the DNA molecule is like a long ladder twisted into a spiral.
What is the Model of atoms?
A model of the atom is a 3-D structure of the atom's structure.
Is a ladder a good model for an atom?
no it isn't a good model
The structure of a DNA molecule resembles the shape of a twisted ladder. in this model which part of the ladder is made of sugar and phosphates?
the rails
The structure of a DNA molecule resembles a shape of a twisted ladder. in this model which part of the ladder is made of sugars and phosphates?
the rails
What is the Lewis structure of an atom?
There is none because there are no bonds in an atom.
Why were Niels Bohr's ideas important to the understanding of the structure of the atom?
What was proven wrong about the structure of Niels Bohr atom
How does atomic structure affect interactions between atoms?
The atomic structure dictates how easily the atom can bond with another atom. It also dictates the charge that an atom has.
