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How did the Heisenberg uncertainty principle contribute to the idea that electrons occupy “clouds,” or “orbitals”?​

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How did the Heisenberg uncertainty principle contribute to the idea that electrons occupy "clouds" or "orbitals"? Because the exact position of the electron is not known,it must be assumed that the electron takes up the entire space in an orbital.
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