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by Answerbag Staff on March 1st, 2011

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Do atoms contain empty space?

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  • by Swami_Rick on March 1st, 2011

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    No, the space between the electrons and the nucleus is filled with water.

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  • by Contributing Writer on March 11th, 2011

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    All atoms contain a nucleus made up of proton and neutron particles with electron particles orbiting around the nucleus. Most of the atom's volume, however, appears to be empty space. This discovery was made by physicist Ernest Rutherford in 1911.

    References:

    Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You; Timeline: Ernest Rutherford; Michael W. Davidson

    University of Oregon: Atomic Theory

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  • by Kira on March 1st, 2011

    Kira

    Only some, proven by Ernest Rutherford in the Gold Foil Experiment.

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  • by cloudman on March 1st, 2011

    cloudman

    Yes. If the nucleus were the approximate size of a tennis ball, the innermost electron (the nearest) would be 3000 to 4000 feet away (more than a kilometer in most cases).

    Yours Truly,
    Cloudman

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  • by HEYTHERE on March 1st, 2011

    HEYTHERE

    Yes. All the protons and neutrons are inside the nucleus of the atom. The nucleus is the center of the atom and contains almost all the mass of the atom. Electrons are outside the nucleus. In every atom there are an equal number of protons as electrons. The kind of atom is determined by the number of protons. The number of neutrons is usually not the same as the number of protons, but these two numbers are usually quite close. One of the most surprising findings about atoms is that almost all the space within an atom is empty space. The nucleus takes up only a tiny portion of the space of the atom.

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on March 1st, 2011

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    yes, they do.

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