because if they are then isant water a conductor because the insulators are all the electrons are packed together but then i thought wot about a liquid and a gas they aren't packed together so does that mean they're conductors????/
2007-03-08 21:16:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No. Electrons are small, neutrons are small, protons are small.
2007-03-08 21:19:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really sure what yur question is.
Quantum mechanics says that electrons have to be thought of as both waves and particles. All particles/ matter have a wave length given by the de broglie equation.
The smaller a particle is and then faster is moves, the more wave like it is. As electrons are ery small and move very fsat, they have a lot of wave character so differ from big particles.
As for conductivity. Electricity is just the flow of electrons. For a liquid to be a conductor it needs to have ions in it. Ions act as charge carriers and help move the electrons from one point to another allowing flow.
2007-03-09 05:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by CJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
electrons are particles but:
they have a negative charge
they have virtually no mass
They are bound to the molecules in water, which explains why it is a poor conductor. However:
H2O partially ionizes to H+ and OH-, which can transport electricity. This allows water to conduct, but these ions are very dilute.
2007-03-09 06:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, electrons are particles, but particles are not necessarilly electrons. A particle could be an electron, a proton, a neutron, any one of a load of mesons, etc.
2007-03-09 05:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by Pete WG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
particles are atoms and electrons are charged particles flying round an atom or wotever
2007-03-10 13:41:25 · answer #5 · answered by xXx Catherine xXx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋