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The most abundant element in the universe is hydrogen. The hydrogen atom, like all atoms, is composed of a nucleus orbited by a(n) electron(s). The most likely orbit of the electron in a hydrogen atom, according to the Bohr model, is about 5.3 X 10-11 meters. The volume of the hydrogen atom then is about 6.24 X 10-31 cubic meters. The single proton that makes up the nucleus of the hydrogen atom has a volume of about 4.19 X 10-42 cubic meters. Hydrogen's single electron's volume is approximately 9.2 X 10-44 cubic meters. If we compare the sum of the volumes of the electron and the proton to the volume of the entire hydrogen atom, the proportion of that atom that is empty space is 99.999999999314%!
If my analysis is basically correct, it appears at first glance that matter is obviously not much different from space. Yet, we all know that matter is much different from space. The apparent difference is a result of the motion of the electrons in their orbits about the nucleus. The volume and solidity of matter is a product of motion.
Jagella
If my analysis is basically correct, it appears at first glance that matter is obviously not much different from space. Yet, we all know that matter is much different from space. The apparent difference is a result of the motion of the electrons in their orbits about the nucleus. The volume and solidity of matter is a product of motion.
Jagella