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Donn P
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Lets say that you took a Hydrogen Atom and expanded it to the size of let's say a basketball. I am not just saying the atom itself but the nucleus. If the nucleus expanded to the size of a basketball; how would the electron size up porportionally. Now keeping it all porportional what would the effects be? What would be the angular velocity of the electron be? I mean how far would the electron be away from the protron? What would be the static charges be and how large would those paticluar potentials(voltage) be? How dense would the atomic particles be? Would they weigh something? Would it have a color? Would it have a sound like a loud humming or something? I am just trying to get a visual of how an atom or hydrogen atom would be. By getting it out of the micro/nanometer world it would just be easier for me. I want this "basketball model" to keep the same characteristics that would be found in the nanometer world like increased surface area and etc. If anyone has a link or something that would be helpful or if you need to alter the "basketball model" to a large body like a "planet model" then please do so.
Personally I think that we need to visualize what is happening in atomic physics. We already have lots and lots of equations, theories, and arguments that go with that. For example, Einstein. I read a couple books about him and he developed his theory of realitivity by actually day-dreaming of running next light. I just think that we need to use our senses to get a "feel" of what's happening at the atomic level. Or maybe this is just me...
Personally I think that we need to visualize what is happening in atomic physics. We already have lots and lots of equations, theories, and arguments that go with that. For example, Einstein. I read a couple books about him and he developed his theory of realitivity by actually day-dreaming of running next light. I just think that we need to use our senses to get a "feel" of what's happening at the atomic level. Or maybe this is just me...