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Fast moving electrons travel through the empty space surrounding the nucleus How are electrons held within the atom?

Electrons are held within the atom by the attraction between their negative charge and the positive charge of the nucleus. This attraction, known as the electromagnetic force, keeps the electrons in orbit around the nucleus in specific energy levels.


Where are electrons in atoms?

Electrons are found orbiting the nucleus of an atom. The reason they orbit is because the nucleus is positively charged, consisting of protons (positive) and neutrons (neutral). Of course, different charges attract. So the electrons (negative) are attracted to the positively charged nucleus, but are moving so fast that their momentum exactly cancels out the attraction to the nucleus. If the electrons were orbiting any faster, they would fly out of the atom. If they were orbiting any slower, they would eventually become part of the nucleus.


Where are elctrons found?

Electrons are found orbiting the nucleus of an atom. The reason they orbit is because the nucleus is positively charged, consisting of protons (positive) and neutrons (neutral). Of course, different charges attract. So the electrons (negative) are attracted to the positively charged nucleus, but are moving so fast that their momentum exactly cancels out the attraction to the nucleus. If the electrons were orbiting any faster, they would fly out of the atom. If they were orbiting any slower, they would eventually become part of the nucleus.


What is the charge on each of the particles in an atom and where are they located?

An atom consists of positively charged protons and neutral neutrons in its nucleus, with negatively charged electrons orbiting the nucleus. Protons carry a charge of +1, neutrons are neutral, and electrons have a charge of -1.


Niels Bohr's model of an atom looked like an what?

This model contain a central atomic nucleus surrounded by a cloud of fast moving electrons.

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Fast moving electrons travel through the empty space surrounding the nucleus How are electrons held within the atom?

Electrons are held within the atom by the attraction between their negative charge and the positive charge of the nucleus. This attraction, known as the electromagnetic force, keeps the electrons in orbit around the nucleus in specific energy levels.


What holds electrons in their shells?

The electrons "orbit" the nucleus of an atom. They do so because they are attracted to the positive charge of the protons inside the nucleus. They do not usually leave the atom because of this attraction, and do not usually fall into the nucleus because they are moving.


Where are electrons in atoms?

Electrons are found orbiting the nucleus of an atom. The reason they orbit is because the nucleus is positively charged, consisting of protons (positive) and neutrons (neutral). Of course, different charges attract. So the electrons (negative) are attracted to the positively charged nucleus, but are moving so fast that their momentum exactly cancels out the attraction to the nucleus. If the electrons were orbiting any faster, they would fly out of the atom. If they were orbiting any slower, they would eventually become part of the nucleus.


Where are elctrons found?

Electrons are found orbiting the nucleus of an atom. The reason they orbit is because the nucleus is positively charged, consisting of protons (positive) and neutrons (neutral). Of course, different charges attract. So the electrons (negative) are attracted to the positively charged nucleus, but are moving so fast that their momentum exactly cancels out the attraction to the nucleus. If the electrons were orbiting any faster, they would fly out of the atom. If they were orbiting any slower, they would eventually become part of the nucleus.


Where the location of electron?

There is no exact location of the electron. The electron is outside the nucleus orbiting the center of the atom. You can't see it because it rotates so fast and is so small. So we can't indicate the exact location of the electron.


Do electrons move slow or fast around the nucleus?

Electrons move fast around the nucleus at speeds close to the speed of light. The exact speed of an electron is determined by its energy level and its distance from the nucleus.


What is the charge on each of the particles in an atom and where are they located?

An atom consists of positively charged protons and neutral neutrons in its nucleus, with negatively charged electrons orbiting the nucleus. Protons carry a charge of +1, neutrons are neutral, and electrons have a charge of -1.


Niels Bohr's model of an atom looked like an what?

This model contain a central atomic nucleus surrounded by a cloud of fast moving electrons.


What is the force thea holds an electron to an atom?

The electromagnetic force (protons are positive and electrons are negative, so they attract), which is manifested into Coulomb's force of attraction. The reason that electrons will not fall into the nucleus is due to the electron's energy; it is moving fast enough to not collide with the nucleus.


Where in the atom do you find the mass of the the atom?

The mass of an atom is primarily located within the nucleus, which contains protons and neutrons. Electrons, which orbit the nucleus, contribute very little to the overall mass of the atom due to their much smaller mass compared to protons and neutrons.


Differences of a proton and electron?

Protons are in the nucleus of an atom while electrons are in the electron cloud. Electrons can also travel to other atoms and are very fast moving. Protons are very large whereas electrons are 2,000 times smaller than protons.Proton mass is about 1836 times electron mass.Proton charge is positive, electron charge is negative.Proton is hadron, electron is lepton.Proton contains 3 quarks (UUD), electron contains no quarks.Proton responds to strong force, electron does not.Proton is usually in nucleus, electron is usually in orbitals far from nucleus.


What is the region around the nucleus where electrons are?

The electron cloud. An electron cloud is a volume or region in the atom where it is likely to find or detect an electron. It is actually really hard to detect an electron because an atom is mostly empty space, electrons are orbiting the nucleus at almost the speed of light so they orbit really fast, the electrons are very tiny and may be point like since we don't really know the volume or size of the electron, and an atom in reality is 3 dimensional which the electron cloud and orbitals is 3 dimensional. Since electrons are so hard to detect then they would call this volume or region of the atom an electron cloud because the electron cloud is a volume or region where they know that electrons are likely to be there even if they are hard to find. Or maybe the electron cloud is where they can also know the different sub- orbitals or subshells of the electrons.