The "shape" of an electron cloud is the surface of equal probability for electrons of a given energy. The shapes can be calculated from the Schrödinger equation. Being quantum phenomena, the identified shape is actually a probability cloud defining the volume within which 50% of the electrons will be found, the other 50% of the electrons will be found outside that cloud. Electron clouds have many different strange shapes.
The simplest electron clouds are the clouds for the s orbitals, which are spherical - so in that case - no, the s-orbital electron cloud is NOT shaped like a drop (although you would expect the nucleus to be at its center)
There are three perpendicular electron clouds for the p orbitals, which are roughly hourglass shaped - or, if you will, two blobs that mirror each other across the nucleus - not exactly drop shaped.
The five electron clouds for the d orbitals and the seven electron clouds for the f orbitals become progressively harder to describe in words but all have portions that could be described as "tear-drop" shaped with the narrow end pointing towards the nucleus.
If you could see them they may look like a cloud. Many people do describe their orbits like that because their positions can not be exactly pinpointed. They move much much faster than an orbit like the ones the planets move in.
it looks like your grandmas' face! =) ha ha
negatively charged electrons
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The shape of an electron cloud depends on the energy sublevel. Each electron cloud is different, so there is no definitive shape.
The charge of an electron cloud is negative. The electron cloud is made up of electrons, and the electrons are negatively charged. The electron cloud will have a negative charge as well.
5, electron, proton, neutron, nucleus, and electron cloud.
The quantum mechanics model of the atom indicates that electrons orbit the atomic nucleus in an electron cloud. Electrons orbit the nucleus in discrete energy levels within the electron cloud.
It is impossible to know exactly where an electron is. Thus, the size of an electron cloud can be given only in terms of probability. Even then, the size of the electron cloud depends on how many electrons an atom possesses.
It is shaped like a Sphere
The shape of an electron cloud depends on the energy sublevel. Each electron cloud is different, so there is no definitive shape.
No, electron clouds have many different strange shapes. Also being quantum phenomena the identified shape is actually a probability cloud defining where 50% of the electrons will be found, the other 50% of the electrons will be found outside that cloud.
To create an electron cloud that can be shaped into a beam.
This cloud is shaped like thin cotton balls....imagine putting a bunch of cotton balls together, and that is what it's shaped like
An electron cloud is an atomic orbital.
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You can tell by their shape or size.For example if the cirrus cloud was big and shaped like a dinosaur and the billow cloud was small and shaped like pig each cloud would completely different
Scientist use the electron cloud model to represent an atom.In the electron cloud model, an atom has two distinct regions-the nucleus and the electron cloud.
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It is a cloud that is shaped like a bunny