Chapter 15, Problem 13TE

To determine

The diagram from the given diagrams that best represents the atomic nucleus relative to size of the atom.

Answer to Problem 13TE

The third diagram of the given diagrams best represents the atomic nucleus relative to size of the atom.

Explanation of Solution

An atom consists of electron, proton and neutron inside the atom. The protons and neutrons are binds in the nucleus. The electrons surround the nucleus by moving in different orbits.

The size of an atom is ten thousand times the size of the nucleus. The size of the nucleus in an atom is like a point as compared to an atom.

The nucleus of an atom is like a point in an atom, so the third diagram best represents the atomic nucleus relative to the size of the atom.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the third diagram of the given diagrams best represents the atomic nucleus relative to size of the atom.