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the bohr model suggests that electrons follow orbits around the nucleus. Quantum mechanics describes electrons differently and gives them different properties. It tells us where an electron is most likely to be found but no defined path of motion around the nucleus
No, they can statistically be found in a certain region around the nucleus, but they are not definite paths. This is the probability density function of the electron cloud (places the electron is more likely to be than others). Dr. Richard Feynman, the American physicist, postulated that there may only be one electron in the entire Universe and that it appears in all locations around all atomic nuclei. As a result the electron is definitely not travelling an any defined path.
The atoms sharing the electron pairs will spread out around the central atom.
The atoms sharing the electron pairs will spread out around the central atom.
The atoms sharing the electron pairs will spread out around the central atom.
The electron cloud model best describes the organization of electrons around the nucleus of an atom.
The electron cloud model best describes the organization of electrons around the nucleus of an atom.
The electron cloud model best describes the organization of electrons around the nucleus of an atom.
The electron cloud model best describes the organization of electrons around the nucleus of an atom.
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It describes the most likely locations of electrons in atoms.
The shape of a molecule only describes the arrangement of bonds around a central atom. The arrangement of electron pairs describes how both the bonding and nonbonding electron pair are arranged. For example, in its molecular shape, a water molecule is describes as bent, with two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. However, the arrangement of electron pairs around the oxygen atom is tetrahedral as there are two bonding pairs (shared with the hydrogen) and also two nonbonding pairs.
the bohr model suggests that electrons follow orbits around the nucleus. Quantum mechanics describes electrons differently and gives them different properties. It tells us where an electron is most likely to be found but no defined path of motion around the nucleus
The Quantum Mechanical model of the atom states that the location of the electrons around the atom cannot be precisely determined. The region where the electron can probably be found is known as the electron cloud.
The "direction" of the electric field is defined as the direction of the force it exerts on a small positive charge. The direction of the force on an electron in the field is exactly opposite to the direction of the field, and its effect is to accelerate the electron in the direction of the force.
I think the word you're looking for is "electron cloud". That term already describes where electrons are found. It would be kind of silly to define "electron cloud" in such a way that it describes an area where electrons are not found, wouldn't it?
No, they can statistically be found in a certain region around the nucleus, but they are not definite paths. This is the probability density function of the electron cloud (places the electron is more likely to be than others). Dr. Richard Feynman, the American physicist, postulated that there may only be one electron in the entire Universe and that it appears in all locations around all atomic nuclei. As a result the electron is definitely not travelling an any defined path.