Cause if it were inside the nucleus it wouldn't be an orbit. the electron has to maintain a certain amount of energy to resist the eletro-static force of the opposite charge of the nucleus. The...
Yes, the electrons orbit the nucleus in a similar way to the planets around the Sun. They balance the charges of a stable atom. Electrons are negatively charged and the protons in the nucleus are...
It depends on the atomic number. For example, to find the number of electrons in carbon, look at a periodic table. You will see that the atomic number for carbon is 6, so 6 electrons orbit a carbon...