Chemistry GCSE
Structure of the atom
What Structure of the atom means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Structure of the atom
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A tiny, dense, positively charged nucleus sits at the centre and most of the atom is empty space, with electrons outside the nucleus.
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