Why do electron clouds repel?

1 Answer
Nov 25, 2017

Because they contain negatively charged particles called electrons that repel one another.

Explanation:

Electron clouds or 'orbitals' repel one another because they are negatively charged (they comprise of electrons which are negatively charged).

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When you try to 'push' one negative charge towards another, they repel one another and try to resist being pushed together.