How Small is an Atom?

The size of an atom is only a few angstroms at most - there are 10 billion angstroms in 1 meter. This video also goes the basic parts of an atom (protons, neutrons, and electrons) and why the traditional model of the atom is not correct. Electrons are unpredictable - we can't know the path that they travel. Most importantly - they don't orbit the nucleus.

This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages, you can change the audio track language in the Settings menu (click the gear icon in the lower right hand corner of the video).

For the curious minded:
-Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that the position and velocity cannot both be measured at the same time
-The orbital is only about a 95% probability of finding the electron - it could still be found outside.
-Electrons can even be described as a wave (in addition to a particle) occupying the whole orbital at once.

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[jhes]

I am a chemist with a master degree in chemistry, and I have to say that this is not something that is easy to understand and explain, so I admire your intelligent and the effort :D

[DipanjanAdhikary]

Only legends know that they watched

JJ Thompson, Rutherford, Chadwick, Bohr, Heisenberg, De Broglie, Schroedinger's theories in just 5 minutes .

[rajk.]

I whish my teacher could explain like this when I was in college!

[theswapniljagtap]

Ohhh, so that's the reason I failed in chemistry.

[bas]

So an electron is just a dvd logo bouncing on your screen.

[donnypangilinan]

there's so many scientists here...
and I'm like an ancient human watching the video only for damn school projects
Btw, it's a helpful video :)

[ailiasim]

Your animation and explanation of a few minutes is better than whole chapters of textbooks and tens of hours of learning and infinite hours of trying to understand this.

[_baller]

Electrons are like camera flashes at a stadium

[AJOlesen]

Jared: “what is the smallest thing you can think of?”

Me: quarks

[arindamsarkar]

This video is so brilliantly put together! The animation went hand-in-hand with the narration and gave a good perspective on what's bigger and what's smaller; which comes first and whioch comes later? The size and order was aptly explained. Thank you!

[EnerJetix]

Just so I can remember when I watch this...
1 Angstrom=100 Femtometers

Edit: Thanks past me

[YoDay]

I thought orbitals and orbits are same.
YouTube > School
Thanks!

[tarangpatil]

Why not just tell them about Heisenbergs Uncertainity Principle

[khush]

Group of atoms, seeing a group of atoms on a group of atoms that how small an atom is....!

[rawmyaaj]

So reality is basically vibrating energy.

[BrenoKretzer]

"What's the smallest thing you can think of?"
Me: Planck's length.

[geekdiggy]

school teacher: sit down and lemme learn you some science
jared owen: i'm bout to wreck this man's whole career

[aquibkhan]

Thanks, this helped me visualize chemistry. Thank you 😭😭

[celebritystylewatch]

Im a chemistry teacher i know its actually tough to teach but yiu did it Amazingly. Suplendid

[johnnyroy]

1:56 *As a Bharatiya (better known as Indians), it is quiet disappointing for me to see and hear from the world the fact that the Greeks researched everything. The innumerable ideas and inventions and discoveries, from atoms to radios to airplanes as well, originally germinated in this great country, but are now proudly published by others as their own work. When the world didn't even know to speak, Bharat was the only country to have had universities. The most scientific language known to the world, The Holy Sanskrit, originated here. The first successful surgery was carried out here. The very first well-developed civilization flourished in the Indus valley. There's a lot more for which you'll probably need a lifetime (or maybe two). And all these things took place around 5000BC !!!*
*Hope you understated. Thank you*