This takes the basic idea of the Bhor model of the atom where there is a small dense nucleus surrounded by electrons, but the electrons are represented by a probability distribution instead of by discrete points. Thus they are often described as the "electron cloud". |
This takes the basic idea of the Bohr model of the atom where there is a small dense nucleus surrounded by electrons, but the electrons are represented by a probability distribution instead of by discrete points. Thus they are often described as the "electron cloud". |