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A consequence of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is that in the quantum mechanical picture of the atom, the solid electrons, as pictured in earlier models of the atom, are replaced by probability distributions of the electrons (electron clouds).

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          A consequence of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is that in the quantum mechanical picture of the atom, the solid electrons, as pictured in earlier models of the atom, are replaced by probability distributions of the electrons (electron clouds).

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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A consequence of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is that in the quantum mechanical picture of the atom, the solid electrons, as pictured in earlier models of the atom, are replaced by probability distributions of the electrons (electron clouds).