On a Subatomic level, does space actually turn into a vacuum again?

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A post on r/marvelmemes about antman not being able to breath on subatomic level (he has a mask, so small oxygentanks probably get smaller with him) started this thought.

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If you mean “is the space within an atom empty,” then the answer is no. The visual model of a nucleus orbited by electrons which would allow for the statement to make sense is a thinking tool to describe a subset of what is going on beyond what our senses can make out. There are other things happening which that model doesn’t describe.

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