Question

I have been researching, but I find no reliable sources. I want to check with you if these are true....

Are we actually not touching the ground due to the repulsion of the electron clouds between our feet and the ground?

Same with the clothes we wear and our body??

Are we not actually touching the objects?

Is it true that the pressure we feel is due to the electron clouds repelling??

Please post some helpful and reliable sources on the topic : the sense of touch at the atomic level....with....

For examples... Handshakes , shoes and the ground.... Dish and a table..etc...

Please clarify..I need to know this for sure ...

Answer 1

atoms, and electrons, do not Touch in the sense of zero distance. What happens is the get close enough such that the force of repulsion is equal to the force bringing them together.