Multiple choice

Which part of the atom has the greatest density?

  1. nucleus

  2. electron cloud

  3. they are all the same density

  4. valence electrons
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Explanation

The nucleus contains almost all of the mass of an atom (protons and neutrons) in a very small volume, resulting in extremely high density compared to the electron cloud.

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