We later learned that we can never be certain of where a particular electron is in the atom. We also cannot perfectly predict its path as a neat ellipse. In fact, we can only “guess” where they are located! “Guess” may not be the best term to use though, because the probability clouds are calculated with a complex formula with 4 variables. I won’t bore you with the math relating to it, but I will say that the closest we can get to knowing the position of an atom, is the probability it could be at a certain spot. but I can say that an atom is very different than what popular culture usually
We later learned that we can never be certain of where a particular electron is in the atom. We also cannot perfectly predict its path as a neat ellipse. In fact, we can only “guess” where they are located! “Guess” may not be the best term to use though, because the probability clouds are calculated with a complex formula with 4 variables. I won’t bore you with the math relating to it, but I will say that the closest we can get to knowing the position of an atom, is the probability it could be at a certain spot. but I can say that an atom is very different than what popular culture usually