Area outside the atomic nucleus where the probability of finding electrons is high. The cloud model emphasizes the electron is not in a fixed orbit or distance from the nucleus center.

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Janae Finley

30 January, 03:03

Area outside the atomic nucleus where the probability of finding electrons is high. The cloud model emphasizes the electron is not in a fixed orbit or distance from the nucleus center.

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Brandon Benton · Answer 1

Orbital

Explanation:

An orbital is the area outside the nucleus where the probability of finding electrons is high.

Quantum mechanics considers the electron as both a particle and a wave. Because of its wave nature, the electron does not move in a fixed orbit. We can only say that we are more likely to find an electron in some areas of space rather than others.