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How is the radius of an atom related to the atoms attraction for outer level electrons?
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As the radius of an atom increases, the attraction between the positively charged nucleus and the negatively charged outer level electrons decreases. This is because the outer level electrons are farther away from the "home base." So, as atomic size (radius) increases, the nucleus has less and less a hold on those outermost electrons. For this reason, cesium (Cs, atomic #55) has very large atomic size and very low electronegativity. Fluorine (F, atomic #9) has very small atomic size but large electronegativity.
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Why sharing electrons causes atoms to bond together?
When electrons are shared between atoms, the nuclei of both atoms experience attraction towards the electrons and vice versa. At a certain distance, the attraction is maximal because the repulsion between the nuclei is small while the attraction of each nuclei to the electrons is strong. Thus, the atoms are held together by their attraction to the shared electrons.
The simultaneous attraction electrons for the nuclei of two or more atoms is a chemical?
bond
What is the force of attraction between the nuclei of atoms and the shared electrons?
Covalent bond
What is the word for strong attraction to electrons as do the atoms of oxygen and hydrogen.?
electronegativity, i believe
What causes chemical bonds to form between atoms?
transferring or sharing electrons
Which properties of the elements are related to the attraction between the nucleus and electrons in atoms?
These are the chemical properties.
When atoms share electrons the electrical attraction of an atom for the shared electrons is called the atoms?
Electronegativity is the attraction of an atom for the shared pairs of electrons.
Why sharing electrons causes atoms to bond together?
When electrons are shared between atoms, the nuclei of both atoms experience attraction towards the electrons and vice versa. At a certain distance, the attraction is maximal because the repulsion between the nuclei is small while the attraction of each nuclei to the electrons is strong. Thus, the atoms are held together by their attraction to the shared electrons.
Is an attraction between atoms so electrons are shared a physical bond?
is an attraction between atoms so electrons are shared in a physical bond
What is the attraction of two atoms for a shared pair of electrons that holds the atoms together.?
Sharing of electrons between two atoms is called covalent bonding.
The atom with the what attraction for shared electrons in the molecule is the what atom.?
The atom with the greater attraction for shared electrons in the molecule is the more electronegative atom.
The simultaneous attraction electrons for the nuclei of two or more atoms is a chemical?
bond
The electrical attraction between the nuclei and the valence electrons of different atoms that binds the atoms together?
That attraction is described mathematically by Coulomb's Law.
What is the force of attraction between the nuclei of atoms and the shared electrons?
Covalent bond
What is the force of attraction between the nulcei of atoms and shared electrons?
Covalent bond
What is the word for strong attraction to electrons as do the atoms of oxygen and hydrogen.?
electronegativity, i believe
What types of electrons gain electrons?
Atoms in column 7 of the Periodic Table have 7 electrons in their outer shell. Atoms are most stable when they have 8 electrons in their outer shell. So atoms of elements in column 7 have a strong attraction for 1 electron. Flourine being the smallest atom in that column has the strongest attraction for 1 electron.
