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Electrons exist in the electron cloud that surrounds the nucleus of an atom. This cloud is made up of the various orbitals that hold the electrons. Orbitals are regions of space in which the probability of finding an electron is the highest. The electrons orbit the nucleus in these orbitals and can move from one orbital to another as they gain or lose energy.
- 1s Orbital: This orbital is closest to the nucleus and can hold up to two electrons.
- 2s Orbital: This orbital is farther away from the nucleus and can hold up to two electrons.
- 2p Orbitals: These orbitals are even farther away from the nucleus and can hold up to six electrons.
- 3s Orbital: This orbital is farthest away from the nucleus and can hold up to two electrons.
- 3p Orbitals: These orbitals are even farther away from the nucleus and can hold up to six electrons.
- 3d Orbitals: These orbitals are the farthest away from the nucleus and can hold up to ten electrons.
These orbitals are filled in a specific order with the 1s orbital being filled first then the 2s 2p 3s 3p and finally the 3d orbitals. The electrons in the outermost orbitals are called valence electrons and are responsible for the chemical properties of the atom.
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Does Fluorine Form Molecules or Crystal lattices or exist as a single atom?
Fluorine typically forms molecules by bonding with itself (F2). Each fluorine atom shares one electron with another atom to complete its outer electron shell. This results in a diatomic molecule, rather than existing as single atoms or crystal lattices.
Does hydrogen have a positive electiric charge or not?
Hydrogen can exist as a positively charged ion (H+) when it loses its electron, or as a neutral atom with no net charge when it has one electron and one proton.
What is it when you add or subtract an electron to an atom?
When you add an electron to an atom, the atom becomes negatively charged and is called an anion. When you subtract an electron from an atom, the atom becomes positively charged and is called a cation.
'When an atom loses an electron what does it become?
When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion.
What is An atom with one extra electron or one missing electron called?
An atom with one extra electron is called an anion, while an atom with one missing electron is called a cation.
What is the name of the part of an atom that has little mass a negative charge and exist in a cloudlike region surrounding the nucleus?
Electron
What is a single negative electric charge that contributes virtually no mass to an atom?
electron ,Believe it is called a FREE electron. Because it is not internally bound to the nucleolus of the atom. in a conductive material , like copper, they are free to drift from one atom to another. if it was not for free electron's ,electricty(current) could not exist.
The radius of an atom extends to the outer edge of the what?
The radius of an atom extends to the outer edge of its electron cloud, which is the region where electrons are most likely to be found in. The electron cloud represents the volume of space where electrons can exist around the nucleus of an atom.
Does Fluorine Form Molecules or Crystal lattices or exist as a single atom?
Fluorine typically forms molecules by bonding with itself (F2). Each fluorine atom shares one electron with another atom to complete its outer electron shell. This results in a diatomic molecule, rather than existing as single atoms or crystal lattices.
How Atoms can accept or lose electron's. If an atom loses an electron what will its resulting charge be?
Gain of an electron transform the atom in an anion.Loss of an electron transform the atom in a cation.
Is an electron in a hydrogen atom the same as an electron in a uranium atom?
yes
What happpens when an atom has lost an electron contact with an atom that has gained an electron?
It forms a new atom.
Does hydrogen have a positive electiric charge or not?
Hydrogen can exist as a positively charged ion (H+) when it loses its electron, or as a neutral atom with no net charge when it has one electron and one proton.
How many unpaired electrons are in the outer electron shell of chlorine?
The electronic configuration for Cl atom is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5. It has one unpaired electron in the 3p shell, thus it is a free radical and very reactive. Hence chlorine does not exist in its atomic state as a Cl atom as it is too unstable.
What is the name of the part of the atom that has a negative charge?
The part of the atom that has a negative charge is the electron. Electrons are located in the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus of an atom and contribute to the atom's overall negative charge.
What happens when an electron is added to an atom it will acquire?
when an electron is added to an atom, the atom will acquire a negative charge.
Where are the negatively charged particles within an atom?
The electrons, are the negatively charged particles that are part of an atom. They hang out in what is called an electron cloud around the nucleus of the atom. We might further say that those electrons exist in what we term electron shells, and within energy levels within those shells.
