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The Uncertainty Principle provides a framework for understanding atomic stability. In classical models, one might assume that electrons orbiting a nucleus should radiate energy and spiral into the nucleus over time. However, due to the particle's quantum nature, the uncertainty in their position means that the electrons are not confined to a singular path but are instead distributed within a probability cloud.
This inherent uncertainty prevents electrons from collapsing into the nucleus. The larger the uncertainty in an electron's position, the correspondingly larger the uncertainty in momentum, which effectively stabilizes the atom.