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Next, an X-ray beam was applied to research to see how the electron clouds shifted as the molecule broke apart. Now quantum physics teaches us that electrons are not tiny balls orbiting the nucleus. They're sort of the boron model of the atom or the spodulosy white particles. Not so. They're kind of like this cloud around the atom and it has certain probabilities of what is going to exist as a cloud. So, but rather existing as a cloud of probability. So whether it's a higher density in the cloud, you're more likely to see electrons. So the clouds are referred to as orbitals and each one has its own distinct shape depending on energy level and position of the electrons. And when X-rays are applied, their wave-like property passes through the electron clouds, causing them to scatter. And X-rays also interfere with each other. So measuring the interference pattern, scientists then reconstruct an image of the electron's orbital and witness how the electron moved during the reaction. Just dropping.