is there a center of an atom?

Question

once u find the center of a cell or atom u come across mostly space right? so whats inside that space? do u ever get to an actual center point of an atom? or would it go on forever into its self? i think u know what i mean... any ideas?

Answer 1

To follow on the person above, so if all we can detect are the neutrons and protons....what is the center of a neutron.....is it all mass or is there some space involved?

Answer 2

From what I read; first everything was particles. Those particles came together and formed balls, called atoms. If you cut an atom in half, I think it would probably be solid all the way thru.

What I do not understand is; difference in atoms. If ALL atoms are made of particles, how can they be different? If you say atomic weight, are you say a "heavier" atom has more particles packed into it, ie. more "mass" than a atom with a lighter atomic weight?

Good question. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Space resides at the center of the atom.

Answer 4

The center of an atom is a collection of particals called neutrons and protons, this is called the nucleus.
I don't fully understand your reference to cells.

Answer 5

sure the octet rule is optimal for drawing Lewis structures, yet there are EXCEPTIONS whilst drawing such diagrams. for occasion, N2O is a style of exceptions. in spite of the undeniable fact that, for many circumstances, the considerable atom would be an octet. H2O: .. H - O - H ..

Answer 6

You need to get familiar with modern physics. And there's nowhere near enough room to try and explain it here, except to say that 'space' is never totally empty. There's always a bunch of energy (in various forms) in it.

Doug

Answer 7

mathematically there is a center, but it doesn't mean there is anything there.