If atoms are 99,9% emptiness, how can they keep things together ? Like, if my skin is 99,9% emptiness, why is it able to keep blood and organs in it ?
In: Chemistry
Imagine atoms are balloons. Balloons are mostly empty space (air, but bear with me), but even so, balloons cannot pass through balloons.
In an atom, the electrons buzzing around super fast on the outside form the ‘skin’ of the balloon. Electrons repel the electrons from other atoms, just like the skin of balloons make them bounce off each other.
So your skin is a bunch of balloons glued together. Your blood is also a bunch of balloons, so it can’t just slip through. Organs are lots and lots of balloons glued together, so they can’t fall through either.
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