If the total atom was the size of a football field, then the nucleus would be the size of an apple in the middle of the field.
Well, honey, the nucleus is about 100,000 times smaller than the whole atom. It's like comparing a pea to a watermelon - one's a tiny powerhouse, and the other's just there for show. Just remember, size isn't everything, especially in the world of atoms.
Atoms. The nucleus of an atom (containing protons and usually neutrons) is small and dense. Electrons can be considered to be a comparatively big cloud surrounding the nucleus of an atom. In this sense, atoms are tiny but mostly contain space.
Depends on how big the whole apple was.
The whale looked really BIG compared to the little girl. that's how
Two reasons: - the nucleus is stained - the magnifying power of the microscope makes small things look big
The nucleus of an atom is very small compared to the size of the whole atom. The nucleus makes up only a tiny fraction of the atom's total volume, while the rest of the atom (which is mostly empty space) is occupied by the electron cloud.
The atom is about 10,000 times as big as the nucleus.
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The nucleus of an atom is very small compared to the overall size of the atom. It contains protons and neutrons, which make up almost all of the atom's mass, but occupy a tiny fraction of its volume. The rest of the atom is mostly empty space where electrons move around.
its big but not that big compared to the nucleus
That depends on your definition of 'nucleus'. The nucleus or core of an atom is, obviously, smaller than the atom as a whole. But seeing as you placed this question in biology, a cellular nucleus is many billions of times the size of an atom.
Well, honey, the nucleus is about 100,000 times smaller than the whole atom. It's like comparing a pea to a watermelon - one's a tiny powerhouse, and the other's just there for show. Just remember, size isn't everything, especially in the world of atoms.
a big ball of protons and nutrons
it would be as big as you want depending how much of the atom there is
Of course, as atoms are tiny the nucleus is even smaller, but it depends on the atom. Some atoms have large protons and neutons in the nucleus, others smaller ones.
You are probably familiar with the textbook diagram of an atom that fits neatly on the page. However, the reality will get you thinking how really empty space is: If a proton were the size of a marble an electron would be about the width of a human hair. With that scale the electron's orbit would be about 2 1/2 miles away from the proton.
Less then half or maybe a third of the size.