So, okay, I've got a question, being not an entirely physics junkie yet. This may be a simple answer, but maybe not...
Electrons are negatively charged, and protons are positively charged and neutrons are basically neutral, right?
So, all things being equal I'm assuming protons ane electrons have approximately the same strength of positive and negative charge yes?
And like charges repel whereas opposite charges attract?
So, why is it that atoms prefer the structure of protons in the nucleus and electrons in the shells as opposed to electrons in the nucleus and protons in the shells?? Shouldn't both ways of doing it be equally viable?
IE, would it be possible to have a nucleus of electrons and neutrons orbited by a shell of protons? If so, or if not, why?
They both seem to have the same properties of attracting the other, and repelling themselves. So, one would think the same structure could be built either way?
Why isn't it? Or... is it in some instances?
2006-07-14
06:17:44
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Michael Gmirkin
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