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Which part of an atom is mostly empty space?
nucleus
proton cloud
electron cloud
neutron
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Electron cloud.
The atom’s nucleus is tiny and dense, while the electrons occupy a much larger region around it. That region (the electron cloud) is mostly empty space — the nucleus is about 10^-15 m across versus the atom about 10^-10 m, so almost all the atom’s volume is empty.
The atom’s nucleus is tiny and dense, while the electrons occupy a much larger region around it. That region (the electron cloud) is mostly empty space — the nucleus is about 10^-15 m across versus the atom about 10^-10 m, so almost all the atom’s volume is empty.
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