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Explain how the relative sizes of the nucleus of an atom can be compared to that of a stadium and a marble?
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∙ 10y ago
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
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What subatomic particle is not contained within the nucleus of an atom?
The electron is not located in the nucleus of an atom. Rather, they orbit around the outside of it.
What is the mass of the nucleus compared to the mass of the entire atom?
The difference between the mass of the nucleus and the mass of the atom is virtually negligible.The atom is mainly empty space! The radius of the atom is ~10 000 times the radius of the nucleus.That means that the volume of the atom:volume of the nucleus = 1000 000 000 000:1 or= 1012:1Think about the volume of a grain of sand to the volume of a football stadium if the stadium was a complete three dimensional sphere type structure.
Whichs particles makes up the atom?
very complicated in actuallity, but the simple answer is this: 1. protons and nuetrons make up the nucleus, an extraordinarily dense collection of these protons (positivie charge) and nuetrons (no charge). They may be individually refered to as hadrons and have internal structures made of quarks 2. The electrons which orbit the nucleus, usually in particular patterns depending which shell they are in (there are complications with s,p,d, f, and g orbitals, and these can even hybridize) they have a negative charge and balance the atom, and are so spaced out that a pea sized nuetron would have electrons everywhere in the size of a football stadium. not field, stadium. and that's if it was in the middle the nucleus is also so dense that a pea size one would way 250 million tons.
What happend to alpha particles when they hit gold foil?
The nucleus of an atom takes up only a small fraction of the total space occupied by an atom. Most of the space is occupied by the electron cloud, where the comparatively massive alpha particles (helium nuclei) were virtually unaffected by their passage, even if they collided with many electrons.
What is Durban's relative location?
The center circle on the playing field at Moses Mabhida Stadium (I think it's the one with the big arch over it) is centered at 29.8289° south latitude 31.0304° east longitude.
What is the relationship in size between the core and the cloud surrounding it?
The nucleus (I think you mean) can be compared to a grain of rice. The electron cloud to a soccer stadium.
What subatomic particle is not contained within the nucleus of an atom?
The electron is not located in the nucleus of an atom. Rather, they orbit around the outside of it.
If the orbit of the electron around an H nucleus were the perimeter of a football stadium how big would its nucleus be?
That depends on the size of the stadium to some extent, but if the proton (hydrogen nucleus) was 1 metre across, the hydrogen atom would be 100,000 metres across.
Where is the proton located in an atom?
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.
What is the mass of the nucleus compared to the mass of the entire atom?
The difference between the mass of the nucleus and the mass of the atom is virtually negligible.The atom is mainly empty space! The radius of the atom is ~10 000 times the radius of the nucleus.That means that the volume of the atom:volume of the nucleus = 1000 000 000 000:1 or= 1012:1Think about the volume of a grain of sand to the volume of a football stadium if the stadium was a complete three dimensional sphere type structure.
How big is the nucleus compared to the atom as a whole?
Not very big. The nucleus of an atom, the part containing protons and neutrons (1H, protium, consists of only a proton and an electron) takes up only a tiny portion of the atom's volume. The volume of an atom is really described by the movement of the electrons that orbit about the nucleus. Those electrons are a looooong way from the proton(s) relative to their size. A nucleus is about 10 FM in diameter. In a solid, nuclei are 1000000 or more FM apart. Hydrogen is small compared to other atoms. To scale it up: if the proton in its nucleus was enlarged to the size of a basketball, the electron would be some 20 miles away or so. With other atoms, the picture gets more crazy. The reality is that an atom is mostly space, and you've probably heard that. The nucleus of an atom is super tiny compared to the 95% boundary described by the outer electrons of an atom. The boundary can't be well-defined, really, because of what quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle, and Schroedinger's wave equation have to say.
Where is the proton in an atom?
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.
How many people could the roman colessum hold compared to a stadium today?
The RomanColosseum can hold up to 50,000 people, while the average football stadium can hold 70,00 people.
If the nucleus of an atom were the size of a marble then the atom itself would be the size of?
The atom itself would be the size of an NFL stadium.
What is Rutherfords model of the atom?
the nuclear model was its name. the theory behind this model is that 99.99% of the atom is empty space.the nucleus is what that is tiny and the most dense positive core.The nucleus contains protons. the nucleus is what weight the most in the atom
Why do scientists say that mostt of the mass of an atom is located in the nucleus?
The masses of protons and neutrons are on the order of 1x10-27 kg. The mass of an electron is on the order of 1x10-30 kg. So protons and neutrons, the particles found in a nucleus, weigh around 1000 times as much as the electrons outside the nucleus. So take helium-4 for example: 2 protons, 2 neutrons, and 2 electrons. Its nucleus is around 2000 times more massive than its two electrons. The term "concentrated" is also worth noting. Atoms are much, much, much bigger than their nuclei. A good analogy I often use for this is that if you put a penny in the middle of Giant's stadium, the atom would be the size of the stadium and the penny would be the size of a nucleus. A more specific example would be that the nucleus of a carbon atom has a radius of around 2x10-15 m, and the radius of a carbon atom is around 8x10-11 m. So the nucleus is 40,000 times smaller than the atom.
Explain why brandon believes he hit it out of the park?
Brandon believes he hit it out of the park because he hit the ball so well that it landed outside the stadium.
