Otis
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This is interesting. An electron cloud takes up space, yet the individual electrons do not. Also, an electron has mass.… The idea that an electron has to take up some kind of space/volume is incorrect. It is a point particle and thus does not take up any space …
If we use the definition that says matter is anything that has mass and takes up space, then an electron is not matter.
Are protons and neutrons matter?