Why is the current atomic model called the electron cloud

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Gloria Molina

8 April, 16:07

Why is the current atomic model called the electron cloud

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Oliver Richard · Answer 1

The modern model is also commonly called the electron cloud model. That's because each orbital around the nucleus of the atom resembles a fuzzy cloud around the nucleus, like the ones shown in the Figure below for a helium atom. The densest area of the cloud is where the electrons have the greatest chances of being.