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So Drakkith, are you saying that the space between atoms is actually the space between the nucleus and the electrons in an atom because the volume of space in which an electron could be is cannot be exactly be defined (we only know regions where electrons are most likely to be found). Thanks

Thanks for the reply I was thinking of the structure where the atoms are represented as hard balls, in order to show the packing structure of the unit cell of the lattice. Based on the type of unit cell (eg face centred cubic or body centred cubic), it is possible to calculate the percentage...

Is this the empty space within the atom (ie the space between the nucleus and the electrons) or the space between the atoms in the metal lattice? Thanks

Why are cathode rays able to penetrate very thin metal films?