Eli5 why is that an atom is 99,6 % empty space ?

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Eli5 why is that an atom is 99,6 % empty space ?

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Atoms/subatomic particles don’t work the same as our world does and empty vs full isn’t as simple basically. I don’t think it’s possible to actually explain it to a 5 year old, I was trying but there’s a lot of underlying concepts and you’d probably need at least high school chem or physics to understand which obviously a 5 year old hasn’t experienced.

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