Not quite! Splitting an atom (nuclear fission) does release energy, but that's a specific process involving heavy atoms like uranium or plutonium, where the nucleus splits into smaller nuclei. For most atoms, 'splitting' them typically just means breaking them into smaller particles (like electrons and nuclei), which doesn't release energy in the same way as nuclear fission.
2:10 That's false actually, the electron is everywhere the spots are. We color code them to add information for ourselves of where upon measurement WE tend to find it, but before the measurement it *is* in all those places.
Exactly! That's what I mean-before we measure, we can't pinpoint the electron's exact location. It's described by a probability distribution, and the spots represent where we are most likely to find it upon measurement.
Good video, keep it up!
really good explanation
Thank you!
Brilliant. Stay curious
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Great video! I learned something new today! Keep up the good work👍🏽😄
Glad to hear it!
0:45 But wait, no! You split the atom! You get energy!
Not quite! Splitting an atom (nuclear fission) does release energy, but that's a specific process involving heavy atoms like uranium or plutonium, where the nucleus splits into smaller nuclei. For most atoms, 'splitting' them typically just means breaking them into smaller particles (like electrons and nuclei), which doesn't release energy in the same way as nuclear fission.
@axekitty yes but also no! Einstein proved my argument. M/c^2 = E
Atoms convert down to energy
2:10 That's false actually, the electron is everywhere the spots are. We color code them to add information for ourselves of where upon measurement WE tend to find it, but before the measurement it *is* in all those places.
Exactly! That's what I mean-before we measure, we can't pinpoint the electron's exact location. It's described by a probability distribution, and the spots represent where we are most likely to find it upon measurement.