2007-05-07 12:09:12 · 4 answers · asked by Keri B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
if orbital means something has velocity, then Heisenberg Principle applies, location (boundary) accuracy and velocity accuracy are inversely proportional.
2007-05-07 12:15:27 · answer #1 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orbitals are probability zones at only a 90% probability factor of finding the electron within that space. They are not firm orbits like the planets around the sun. The outer border of an orbital could be at infinity, but at a very low probability of finding an electron so far out.
But in any case, it makes for a fuzzy boundary line as you described.
2007-05-07 12:18:07 · answer #2 · answered by reb1240 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fuzzy Boundaries
2016-10-31 06:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the a planet moves around the sun, you can plot a definite path for it which is called an orbit. A simple view of the atom looks similar and you may have pictured the electrons as orbiting around the nucleus. The truth is different, and electrons in fact inhabit regions of space known as orbitals.
2007-05-07 12:24:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋