A physicist attempts to use Newton's laws of motion to predict the behavior of a molecule of water, but the laws fail to give accurate predictions. What is the most likely reason? A) Liquids do not follow the laws of motion.

B) The molecule is small enough so that quantum effects are important.

C) Newton’s laws apply to atoms, but not to molecules.

D) The molecule was likely traveling at a near-light speed.

An  atom  (ours, not carroll's) consists of a positively charged  nucleus, surrounded by one or more negatively charged particles called  electrons. the positive charges equal the negative charges, so the atom has no overall charge; it is electrically neutral. most of an atom's mass is in its nucleus; the mass of an electron is only 1/1836 the mass of the lightest nucleus, that of hydrogen. although the nucleus is heavy, it is quite small compared with the overall size of an atom. the radius of a typical atom is around 0.1 to 0.25 nanometres (nm), whereas the radius of a nucleus is about 10-6  nm.  *  if an atom were enlarged to the size of the earth, its nucleus would be only 200 feet in diameter and could easily rest inside a small football stadium.read more on -