Re: [Phys-l] "filling" the space in an atom

[Karim Diff <karim.diff@sfcc.edu>]

John Denker wrote:
> Also, if you pick any particular small region within the atom, and
> ask whether the electron is in that region, the answer is very,
> very likely to be no.  If there are N such regions, N-1 of them
> will be empty at any given time.
>   

Can the question "Is the electron in that region?" be answered with a 
definite "Yes" or "No" ? (unless I misunderstand what "very likely to be 
no" means here).
It seems to me the best we can do is to say what the probability of 
finding the electron in that region is.


Karim Diff