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Atomic Structure
The atomic structure tab has two different modes;
Electron diagram
sulfur The atomic structure diagram displays a visual representation of the electron structure of an element. The electrons are shown orbiting the nucleus. The number of neutrons and the number of protons in the nucleus is shown.
Please be aware that this is not to be taken literally, it has been known for a long time that electrons do not orbit the nucleus in this way.
 
The atomic configuration of each element being shown is displayed at the bottom of the screen. The top number is protons+neutrons in the nucleus, the bottom number is the number of protons in the nucleus. The element's symbol, in this case sulfur, is also shown.
Box notation
The layout of electrons according to their energy can be seen here. Cobalt's details are being shown here.
 
 
 
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