Question

Describe the charge
and mass of the
particles found in the
cloud surrounding an
atom's nucleus.

Answer 1

Answer:

Electrons

Explanation:

The particles found in the cloud surrounding the nucleus of an atom are the electrons.

These particles occupies the bulk volume of the atom.

• Electrons were first discovered by J.J Thomson from his experiment on the gas discharge tube.
• These particles carries a negative charge on them.
• They have a mass of 9.11 x 10³¹kg