What exactly happens when touch a surface

[Arif Setiawan]

Hello, I'm accidentaly confused when my mate ask me "what actually happen when touch a surface of mass, ie: table, chair, etc). Which we are know that 99,999999999% of atom is space"
Is we really touch atom?
Help me please

 

[DrClaude]

 

[ZapperZ]

This question has been asked numerous times in this forum:

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/can-you-really-touch-anything.679696/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/as-close-as-possible-without-touching.895829/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/circle-sphere-touching.845552/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/touching-at-atomic-and-macro-scale.810143/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/frustrated-about-electrons-and-touching.816316/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/atoms-never-touch-each-other-because-of-electons.751425/

... etc.

Zz.