EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -By the definition, electron cloud is the area around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are most likely to be found.

Detailed explanation-2: -Orbitals. An orbital is a specifically shaped region of space around the nucleus where an electron is most likely found. In other words, it is the region with the highest probability (over 90%) of containing the electron as it travels around the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The region where an electron is most likely to be found is called an orbital.

Detailed explanation-4: -The electron possesses both kinetic energy and momentum, yet there is no motion. The cloud is perfectly static. The electron does not “orbit” the proton at all – it surrounds it like a fog.

Detailed explanation-5: -The atom is the smallest unit of matter that is composed of three sub-atomic particles: the proton, the neutron, and the electron. Protons and neutrons make up the nucleus of the atom, a dense and positively charged core, whereas the negatively charged electrons can be found around the nucleus in an electron cloud.