Being able to put solids through other solids by means of absolute zero.?

Question

I didn't know whether to put this in chemistry or physics, so I put it in chemistry, ok?

Atoms are mostly empty space. If you were to remove all the empty space in the atoms that make up Mt. Ranier, you could fit it in a jar!

Now for my question.

The only reason that solid objects cannot "go through" each other is because of the electrons in that solid PHYSICALLY repelling the electrons in the other solid due to an electron's extremely fast movements. Absolute zero means that all atomic and subatomic particles halt their movement, meaning no heat is produced, right? So would it be possible to put an object through another object if they were both in absolute zero?

Answer 1

Zero Kelvin for a solid would mean that the vibration state will be at quantum number 1/2 - a standing wave resulting in a gaussian distribution of probability of the mass. This means the atom still occupies most of the space it would at higher temperature, only with less deviation from the average position. Going away from the Dalton model to look at the electron cloud, the electrons will be standing waves at the lowest possible vibration stage.

For two solids to interpenetrate, they would have to have lattices which are spaced in a way that the electrons would not interact with one another. Even though there are certain (mostly hexagonal) lattices which allow regular occurrence of channels, I don't see how these could penetrate since each still occupy 2 3rds of the available diameter.

If you leave the solid state and go on to Bose-Einstein condensates, penetration of those (acting like standing waves) have been observed, and obey interference laws as if they were electro-magnetic waves.

Answer 2

I'm not sure that that would work because the repulsion that prevents objects from passing through each other is not caused by the electrons moving, but by their negative charges (the same way magnets repel each other). If you could get to absoute zero the movement would stop but the charges would still be there and thus still repel each other.

Answer 3

0 Kelvin can so a strategies only be approached with solids exhibiting an endothermous magnetic effect. That makes it probable that at absolute 0 there'll exist solids, yet a strategies from particular. yet another probable actual state would be Bose-Einstein condensate, or in different words: atoms coated up as a standing wave. be conscious that helium at <3K will become suprafluid, yet another extreme actual state which makes the helium creep up the partitions of the bins. This makes the way forward for helium at 0 Kelvin thrilling.

Answer 4

No, just because there is no motion doesn't mean there is no electromagnetic repulsion between the electrons in the respective solids.