# Describe the structure of an Atom

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-structure-of-an-atom/713244 "2015-02-21T02:56:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-structure-of-an-atom/713244/1 "2015-02-21T02:56:58Z")

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Describe the structure of an Atom and what would be 2 to 3 key points to take away from it? Thanks

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-structure-of-an-atom/713244/2 "2015-02-21T03:03:51Z")

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3…

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-structure-of-an-atom/713244/3 "2015-02-21T03:04:00Z")

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It’s very, very, very, VERY small.

If you want more than that, I’m afraid you’ll need to open your Chemistry textbook… because this sounds suspiciously like a homework question and we don’t answer those here.

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**Author:** ![Mithras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mithras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithras)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-structure-of-an-atom/713244/4 "2015-02-21T03:05:01Z")

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An atom is just like a plum pudding. So they’re not that easy to find but are delicious.

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**Author:** ![CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-structure-of-an-atom/713244/5 "2015-02-21T03:06:21Z")

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> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#):
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> It’s very, very, very, VERY small.
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> If you want more than that, I’m afraid you’ll need to open your Chemistry textbook… because this sounds suspiciously like a homework question and we don’t answer those here.

This isn’t a homework question this is for myself.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-structure-of-an-atom/713244/6 "2015-02-21T03:12:43Z")

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> [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](#):
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> This isn’t a homework question this is for myself.

I disagree. Closed.