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Is the space between the electron shell and nucleus a perfect vacuum?
Is the space between the electron shell and nucleus a perfect vacuum?
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In general, there is no "space" between an electron shell and the nucleus. The radial probability distribution extends all the way inwards to the nucleus. See these graphs for examples:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/hydwf.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/hydwf.html
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jtbell is right, but also, you would have to define the term "perfect vacuum".
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