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An electron orbital describes the most probable region that an electron occupies outside the nucleus
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What is a quantum number?
Four quantum numbers are used to describe electrons. The principle quantum number is the energy level of an electron. The angular momentum number is the shape of the orbital holding the electron. The magnetic quantum number is the position of an orbital holding an electron. The spin quantum number is the spin of an electron.
What information does the third quantum number of an electrons give?
The Specific orbital the electron is in
What region is an electron most likely to be found called?
Electron orbital
How many electron orbitals does helium have?
How many atoms / electron clouds does helium have ?
The shape of the orbital influences the electrons?
The orbitals represent the possibility to find the electron at a particular place around the nucleus.Its an abstract term.The orbital can't affect the electron because the electron itself forms the orbital.So the orbital does not affect the electron, the electron affects the shape of the orbital.More specially, the orbital has some kind of shape because of the specific energetic condition of the electron.And with these specific, energetic conditions only specific shapes are ''allowed''.
Which is the best analogy describing the location of an electron in an atomic orbital?
The movement of planets around the Sun is the best analogy to describe the location of an electron in an atomic orbital.
What does the term electron orbital describe?
An atom can be categorized as units and subunits, to begin with a shell, in it we have subshells followed by orbitals, each orbital has different shapes, an orbital can have a maximum of 2 electrons, we can define an orbital as a region where the possibility of finding an electron is maximum.
Which electron is on average further from the nucleus an electron in a 3p orbital or an electron in a 4p orbital?
An electron in a 2s orbital is on average closer to the nucleus.
What is a quantum number?
Four quantum numbers are used to describe electrons. The principle quantum number is the energy level of an electron. The angular momentum number is the shape of the orbital holding the electron. The magnetic quantum number is the position of an orbital holding an electron. The spin quantum number is the spin of an electron.
What information does the third quantum number of electron give?
The specific orbital the electron is in
What is an orbital in science?
Orbital describes space where electron is found. it provides probability for the presence of electron.
What is penetration effect?
Electron in s-orbital is closer to nucleus than electron in p-orbital and electron in p-orbital is closer to nucleus than electron in d-orbital and so on. So,more energy is requried to remove electron from s-orbital than electron in p-orbital in spite of both having same principal quantum number. Similarly, p orbital will require more energy than d-orbital. this is called penetrating effect. it decreases in order s>p>d>f>... Note that Orbital should have same "n"
From which orbital in a lithium atom is an electron transferred to make a positive ion?
An electron is lost from the 2s orbital
What information does the third quantum number of an electrons give?
The Specific orbital the electron is in
What does the first quantum number (n) describe?
Which orbital is being occupied ^^^^ WRONG UPDATE 1/12/16: APEX ANSWER IS The energy level of the electron.
What is a electron cloud?
An electron cloud is an atomic orbital.
What are the maximum number of orbitals for an electron?
2 ELECTRONS in one orbital. (An electron can only be in one orbital at once)
