in quantum mechanics,at atomic level,the atom vanishes and reappears in its orbital path.is it true?

Question

i think its the laymen words of heisenberg's uncertainity principle. am i right?

Answer 1

in quantum mechanics we totally reject the idea of fixed orbits
or trajectories
you know the position of an electron only if you make a measurement on it
without making a measurement we only associate a probability
of finding the electron which depends on the kind of potential it is subject to etc.
yes uncertainty principle does has a role

Answer 2

No Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that at any point of time an electron (not an atom) can be anywhere and therefore it is impossible t tell its velocity as well as location as it does not follow any fixed path.

Answer 3

No, you don't know its there at all until you measure it, thats what the uncertainty principle is all about. They're not like little planets orbiting stars, they don't have any fixed orbits. They form linear superpositions.

If you're interested in objects popping in and out of existence thats believed to happen at a smaller scale - the planck length - do a search on quantum foam.

Answer 4

i just tried it and i was able to split atoms easily with a knife, you might not be fast enough. also i grabbed some air, and i counted 21 oxygen molecules and 78 nitrogen molecules in that sample. I counted many sub atomic particles but my eye sight is not so good anymore so there might have been others that got away. if i did not have proof of atoms, i would not believe in them. it is the string theory (you know orchestra) that i have trouble with. I won't hear of it, but then i'm deaf

Answer 5

'The Heisenberg principle explains how a sub-atomic particle`s position and spin cannot both be ascertained simultaneously.
From our perspective of the density of matter, a single-atom is a enigma, due to its virtual wave-particle duality, and the orbiting of electrons near light speed, that for all practical purposes comprise the 'physical nature' of the phenomina we experience as tactile sensory.

Answer 6

you mean the electron does when it changes from different states of energy.

Answer 7

you are right about the uncertainty