Question

The nucleus of an atom has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT that it

Answer 1

The nucleus of an atom located at the center of the atom contains nearly all of the atoms mass. This has a positive charge because of the protons inside it. There are also neutrons with zero charge. Electrons are orbiting outside the atom. The answer to this problem is d. contains nearly all of the atoms volume.

Answer 2

Answer: d. contains nearly all of the atoms volume.

Explanation:

An atom is the smallest entity of a substance which consists of three subatomic particles called as neutrons, protons and electrons.

The most of the mass of the atom is concentrated in the centre of an atom and is called as nucleus. Protons and neutrons are collectively called as nucleons as they are present in the nucleus and contribute to the mass of the nucleus. Nucleus is very dense as it occupies very less space and most of the space in the atom is empty.

Protons carry positive charge and neutrons does not carry any charge. Thus the nucleus is positively charged.

Electrons carry negative charge and revolve around the nucleus in fixed energy paths called as orbitals.