Where is most of the mass of an atom located? in the nucleus in the orbits in the electrons it is split between the nucleus and

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Viefleur [7K]

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Where is most of the mass of an atom located? in the nucleus in the orbits in the electrons it is split between the nucleus and

the orbits

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yulyashka [42] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-19T00:04:56+03:00

yulyashka [42]3 years ago

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Most of the mass is located in the nucleus as suggested by Rutherford's gold foil experiment.

Lostsunrise [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-19T02:02:02+03:00

Answer:

in the nucleus

Explanation:

The majority of mass of an atom consists in the nucleus which consists of protons and neutrons. The mass of a proton is 1.6726219 × 10⁻²⁷ kilograms and the mass of neutron is 1.674929 x 10⁻²⁷ kg while the mass of an electron is 9.109390 x 10⁻³¹ kg.

As it can be seen that the masses of both the protons and neutrons are higher than that of an electron the most mass lies in the nucleus.