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2007-04-15 08:38:42 · 2 answers · asked by paige.cawkwell@btopenworld.com 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/PETROLGY/WhatAtomsLookLike.HTM

2007-04-16 00:09:30 · answer #1 · answered by Alicia 3 · 0 0

There is no scientific apparatus that can view an atom. Rutherford deduced that it consisted mainly of empty space; there was a small, dense nucleus that was positively charged (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_particle_scattering) surrounded by electrons. Neils Bohr suggested that these electrons orbitted in stable energy levels (shells). Quantum theory suggests that the electrons exist as shells of 'clouds'.

These are the closest anyone has gotten to seeing an atom, check out the images...
http://www.almaden.ibm.com/vis/stm/gallery.html

2007-04-15 16:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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