Are electrons found in the space inside or outside the nucleus?

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Meave60
Nov 28, 2016

Electrons are located outside the nucleus in the electron cloud.

Explanation:

![http://chemistry.tutorvista.com/inorganic-chemistry/http://charge-of-electron.html](https://useruploads.socratic.org/q0rJvRwIS62x3hEGfpsu_structure-of-an-atom.png)

NOTE: This diagram is not to scale. Electrons are much smaller, and the electron cloud is much larger.

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