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This is not an atom

2025-08-272020-02-20 by KJ Runia
A classical image of an atom is portrayed with an electron whizzing around the nucleus. They are all portrayed as balls, which is false.

The standard cartoon of an atom is incorrect. An atom is not like a tiny planetary system. Quantum mechanics is all about the wave function. Let’s observe this carefully.

Categories Physics, Secondary ed level Tags atom, electron, featured, nucleus, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, wave function 1 Comment

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