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VTThe concept of electron clouds, regions where electrons are likely to be found, emerged from the collective work of several key 20th-century physicists. Niels Bohr's model of quantized electron orbits laid the groundwork, which was expanded by Louis de Broglie's wave-particle duality.
Erwin Schrödinger's wave equation provided a mathematical framework, while Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle highlighted the probabilistic nature of electron positions.
Max Born's interpretation of the wave function as a probability distribution cemented the idea, leading to the modern quantum mechanical model where electrons are described as probability clouds rather than fixed orbits.
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electron cloud model credits: Sci Pills
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