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Why is electron presented in books, pictures as a sphere?
Why is electron presented in books, pictures as a sphere, when in fact it's not?
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What is the spatial mode of light or the spatial mode of a massive particle?
I'm extremely confused by what physicists mean by the spatial mode of light. I am also equally if not more confused by what the spatial mode of a massive particle is. Can anyone help me out by ...
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Why isn't Hydrogen's electron pulled into the nucleus? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why do electrons occupy the space around nuclei, and not collide with them?
Why don’t electrons crash into the nuclei they “orbit”?
From what I learned in chemistry, ...
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Do atoms expand with universe? [duplicate]
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Why space expansion affects matter?
Why does space expansion not expand matter?
As we know, the universe is expanding, galaxies are away from each other. But what ...
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A basic confusion about what is an atom
Wikipedia defines atom as
The atom is a basic unit of matter that consists of a dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons.
and defines electron as:
The ...
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Is there the smallest particle that can be guaranteed to be unable to be broken down into smaller particles?
Is there the smallest particle that can be guaranteed to be unable to be broken down into smaller particles?
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Why does space expansion not expand matter?
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I have looked at the other questions (ie "why does space expansion affect matter") but can't find the answer I am looking for.
My question:
There is always mention of space expanding ...
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Is mass quantized?
I learned today in class that photons and light are quantized. I also remember that electric charge is quantized as well. I was thinking about these implications, and I was wondering if mass was ...
