If an atom were scaled up to the size of the Earth, the nucleus would be incredibly small in comparison—about the size of a marble or a small pea. In this analogy, while the Earth represents the entire atom, the nucleus would occupy a tiny fraction of the space, illustrating just how vast the empty space is within an atom. The electrons would be located far away from the nucleus, akin to being in orbit around the Earth at a significant distance.
If an atom had a nucleus 1 foot in diameter, the diameter of the entire atom would be approximately 2.4 miles. This is based on the fact that the nucleus is only a tiny fraction of the atom's size, with the electron cloud extending far beyond it. In comparison, the nucleus is about 100,000 times smaller than the atom itself.
Because the size of an atom is about 100-500 nm, while the size of the nucleus is about 0.001 nm. In other words, the nucleus is from to 10 000 to 50 000 times smaller than the atom in which it resides. By analogy, the size of a marble of 1 cm can be compared to the size of a stadium of 100-500 m
The size of an atom refers to the typical distance from the nucleus to the boundary of the surrounding cloud of electrons.
nucleus is found at the centre of an atom. however the size of the nucleus is about 10-12 nm
No, electrons do not significantly contribute to the size of an atom. The size of an atom is primarily determined by the size of the electron cloud, which is the region around the nucleus where electrons are most likely to be found. Electrons themselves are tiny particles with negligible mass compared to the nucleus.
The atom itself would be the size of an NFL stadium.
In the nucleus of the atom, along with neutrons. The electrons are found around the nucleus. If the atom was the size of a Baseball stadium, the nucleus would be the size of a baseball! Most of the space in an atom is taken up by the electron cloud which surrounds the nucleus. That is why atoms are actually mostly empty space.
In the nucleus of the atom, along with neutrons. The electrons are found around the nucleus. If the atom was the size of a Baseball stadium, the nucleus would be the size of a baseball! Most of the space in an atom is taken up by the electron cloud which surrounds the nucleus. That is why atoms are actually mostly empty space.
A nucleus the size of a grape would weigh virtually nothing, as the vast majority of an atom's mass is contained in its nucleus, which is incredibly tiny compared to the size of a grape.
The size of an atom is bigger than the nucleus because an atom consists of a nucleus surrounded by electron clouds. The electrons are located further away from the nucleus, leading to the overall larger size of the atom.
Think of the sun as the nucleus and the oort cloud (past pluto) as where the electron orbitals start. The size (volume) of the nucleus is tiny compared to the size (volume) of the atom (defined by the extent of the electron cloud).
Because the size of an atom is about 100-500 nm, while the size of the nucleus is about 0.001 nm. In other words, the nucleus is from to 10 000 to 50 000 times smaller than the atom in which it resides. By analogy, the size of a marble of 1 cm can be compared to the size of a stadium of 100-500 m
The size of an atom refers to the typical distance from the nucleus to the boundary of the surrounding cloud of electrons.
nucleus is found at the centre of an atom. however the size of the nucleus is about 10-12 nm
An atom is the size of an orange compared to the Earth.
The proton CHARGE has an impact (if the proton's charge were different, the atom's size would be different). However, the proton SIZE is more or less irrelevant. The increase in size of the atom due to the proton is very very negligible. It has been proven that the density of the Nucleus is constant in all atoms of all elements. This means, the nucleus does increase in size, if there are more protons. However, The majority of the size of an atom comes from the electron orbits. Thus the main factor for atom size is electron orbits.
The nucleus has most of the mass (weight) of an atom. The size of the atom, however, is related to its electron cloud (i.e. to the electrons that orbit around the nucleus)