Definition:Atom (Physics)/Classical
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Definition
The classical model of the atom is as a hard spherical body which is electrically neutral.
In this model, atoms exert no forces on one another until they are brought into contact, at which point they cannot be brought any closer together, no matter how hard they are pushed to do so.
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Sources
- 1978: A.P. French and Edwin F. Taylor: An Introduction to Quantum Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $1$: Simple models of the atom: $\text {1-2}$: The Classical Atom