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Nature of force on electron in atom

what is the nature of force on electron in atom .Is it coulombic or electromagnetic force? As electron is in random motion so we cannot take it as electrostatic force. Please clear my confusion.
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Why can't electrons fall into the nucleus? [duplicate]

I read a book on pop sci book on quantum mechanics and the author said that electrons do not fall into the nucleus due to quantum mechanics- which principles suggest this (I think it was Heisenberg's ...
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What prevents an atom's electrons from "collapsing" onto its protons? [duplicate]

Forgive me if the answer to this is obvious. I have no formal physics training, and I remember that when I asked my physics teacher this, she just frowned and said "Good question." An electron is ...
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PNMR, Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Experiment

I am writing a lab report for class on PNMR experiment that we did. How come in this experiment we don't worry about the electron spins in our sample? Aren't the electrons affected by the PNMR machine ...
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