How does the electron-cloud model describe electrons?

Yo, you just kind of answered it yourself. The Electron Cloud Model is the informal way of describing an atomic orbital.

Explanation:

The analogy of the cloud of electrons is really describing the groups of electrons orbiting around said atom. Depending on the atom, there will be many or few electrons orbiting around it on all sides which can resemble an all-encompassing cloud.

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