What Is Actually Inside an Atom? | Quarks, Electrons & Empty Space

A clear, visually engaging chemistry infographic exploring the question: what is actually inside an atom?

This classroom visual takes students beyond the familiar simplified picture of atomic structure and explores the enormous difference in scale between the atom and its nucleus, the structure of protons and neutrons, and the role of quarks and electrons.

Students are introduced to:

the atom as mostly empty space
the tiny nucleus containing almost all the atom’s mass
protons and neutrons and their relative charges
up and down quarks within protons and neutrons
electrons as fundamental particles with no known internal structure
atomic orbitals as regions of probability, rather than fixed electron paths
the importance of scientific models in explaining structures that cannot be observed directly

The infographic is suitable for GCSE Chemistry, A-level Chemistry and introductory atomic structure lessons, either as a classroom display, revision resource or visual accompaniment to teaching.

It accompanies the FranklyChemistry video:

What Is Actually Inside an Atom? | Quarks, Electrons & Empty Space

The next resource in the sequence explores the question:

Why Are Some Atoms Isotopes?

Resource type: Visual aid / Display
Format: High-resolution chemistry infographic

A useful resource for encouraging students to move beyond simply memorising atomic structure and start asking what our models of the atom actually represent.