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Do atom orbitals contain thousands of electrons or just a few electron?
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If you look at a periodic chart, you will see that each element has a number. That number gives the number of protons and electrons that each element contains. There are limits to the number of electrons that any orbital can contain. The orbitals are labeled: s, p, d, f, g, h, i, k. The first two atoms in the Periodic Table, Hydrogen and Helium, only have an s orbital. The s orbital holds two electrons. When the s orbital is full, as with Helium, it can not react with anything else. Helium is inert. The next row in the periodic table contains the p orbital. When the p orbital is full, as in Neon, then it can not react. If you look at the periodic table, the orbitals can hold more electrons and each element can hold more orbitals. If it becomes possible to create an element with several hundred protons, the orbitals could hold many electrons.
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How many elements does the s orbital have?
Orbitals don't contain elements. The elements each have specific orbitals based on the number of electrons it has. All of the elements have at least one s orbital. Hydrogen being the simplest element has one electron in the 1s orbital. The s orbital can contain a maximum of 2 electrons.
Pauli stated in 1925 that two electrons can occupy the same orbital only if?
All other orbitals at the sub contain at least one electron
Hund's rule states that an orbital can contain two electrons only if?
all other orbitals at that sublevel contain at least one electron (plato :P)
What is the maximum number of electrons in an orbital is?
In any orbital the maximum number of electrons is 2 of opposite spin. The following is a list of the different types of orbitals and the maximum nuber of electrons each type can contain. s-orbitals: one orbital, containing 2 electrons p-orbitals: three (px, py, pz) containing 6 in total d-orbitals: five, containing 10 f-orbitals: seven containing 14
Do electrons exist in orbitals?
No. An orbital describes an energy level (a Fermi energy level) in which an electron may exist for a given atom. Just because an electron is not in that orbital does not mean one cannot go there. An easy example would be ionized neon gas in a lamp. The high voltage forces electrons into higher orbitals where they check in and then check out, dumping a photon as they leave. The orbitals existed before they were used. Orbitals are clearly defined for a given atom as the descrete energy levels into which electrons may shift if they gain a sufficient (an exact) quantity of energy to make the jump.
According to Hunds' rule when electrons occupy orbitals of equal energy one electron enters each orbit until?
All the orbitals contain one electron, with the same spins.
How many electrons are found in each sublevel?
Multiply the orbitals in that sublevel by 2. The s sublevel has one orbital and can contain 2 electrons. The p sublevel has three orbitals and can contain 6 electrons. The d sublevel has five orbitals and can contain 10 electrons. The f sublevel has seven orbitals and can contain 14 electrons.
In what sequence do electrons fill the atomic orbitals related to a sub level?
Each orbital must contain a single electron before any orbital contains two electrons.
How many elements does the s orbital have?
Orbitals don't contain elements. The elements each have specific orbitals based on the number of electrons it has. All of the elements have at least one s orbital. Hydrogen being the simplest element has one electron in the 1s orbital. The s orbital can contain a maximum of 2 electrons.
What is the electron cloud called?
Not exactly. An electron is an actual physical particle with a negative charge. An electron cloud is (generally) a spherical area around the nucleus of an atom that predicts where the electrons might be located.
What types of orbitals contain the valence electrons in the main group elements?
Its the s and p orbitals
What is the maximum number of electrons that an atomic orbitals can contain?
2
Pauli stated in 1925 that two electrons can occupy the same orbital only if?
All other orbitals at the sub contain at least one electron
What is the last orbital fill in bromine atom?
The last orbitals are 'p' orbitals which contain 5 electrons.
Contain elements with electrons in s p d and f orbitals?
period contain elements with electrons in s p d and f orbitals
How many electrons are in the outer shell of gallium?
three, as follows:the 4s orbital is full with 2 electronsthe 4p orbitals contain only 1 electron (of a possible 6)
Hund's rule states that an orbital can contain two electrons only if?
all other orbitals at that sublevel contain at least one electron (plato :P)
