Heisenberg's Disappointment: Atomic Models Through Time

Heisenberg's Disappointment: Atomic Models Through Time
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The Bohr model of the atom (that neat planetary system on the left) is the scientific equivalent of still believing in Santa Claus after age 12. Quantum mechanics actually gives us that fuzzy probability cloud on the right, where electrons exist as waves rather than discrete particles with defined positions. Heisenberg, whose uncertainty principle tells us we can't simultaneously know an electron's position and momentum with precision, is facepalming so hard he might have accidentally measured his own disappointment. Next you'll tell me you still think Pluto is a planet.

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