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No, they can statistically be found in a certain region around the nucleus, but they are not definite paths. This is the probability density function of the electron cloud (places the electron is more likely to be than others).

Dr. Richard Feynman, the American physicist, postulated that there may only be one electron in the entire Universe and that it appears in all locations around all atomic nuclei. As a result the electron is definitely not travelling an any defined path.

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