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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They are not but we say that because we used to think they were like the solar system, electrons orbiting around the nucleus. Infinitely small acting like the infinitely big.

Later people discovered quantum physic and it’s actually more of a *fuzzy* thing.