Can 2 electrons touch?

The answer to the main question is YES. Two electrons will “touch” each other when their centers are at a separation equal to one electron diameter.

Do electrons carry weight?

Electrons are extremely small. The mass of an electron is only about 1/2000 the mass of a proton or neutron, so electrons contribute virtually nothing to the total mass of an atom. Electrons have an electric charge of −1, which is equal but opposite to the charge of a proton, which is +1.

What happens to the two electrons when you try to bring them close together?

But an interesting thing can happen when the two atoms get close together. The electron in each atom starts to notice the proton of the other atom. As a result, it becomes attracted not only to its own proton, but to the proton of the other atom as well. And electrons tend to repel each other.

Do humans actually touch things?

Well, technically speaking​, you can’t actually touch anything. This is because the electrons in the atoms that make up your finger and that of the object you’re trying to touch repel each other (according to the basic law of electrostatics).

Do electrons ever touch?

Particles are, by their nature, attracted to particles with an opposite charge, and they reject other similarly charged particles, like magnet poles, says quantum physics. Such a practice prevents electrons from ever coming in direct contact. Their wave packets, on the other hand, can overlap, but never touch.

How do you calculate the force of attraction?

The mathematical formula for gravitational force is F=GMmr2 F = G Mm r 2 where G is the gravitational constant.

What is the force holding two atoms together?

Chemical bond refers to the forces holding atoms together to form molecules and solids. This force is of an electric nature, and the attraction between electrons of one atom to the nucleus of another atom contributes to what is known as chemical bonds.