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Electrons do not travel in pairs. An atomic or molecular orbital can hold a pair of electrons, which is probably what you're thinking of.
The reason for this is that electrons are fermions: two electrons in an atom or molecule cannot have the exact same quantum state. Specifying the orbital uses up 3 of the 4 quantum numbers for describing an electron's quantum state; the last quantum number is the spin angular momentum which can either be +1/2 or -1/2, so two electrons per orbital. After that it's full and no more electrons can go into that orbital.
Note that far from "traveling in pairs", fermions really don't like to be even that close to each other. If there are three orbitals at the same energy level, one electron will go into each before they start to "double up".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoyes electrons travel in pairs to maneuver quicker
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∙ 12y agoAll of the Halogens, and Nitrogen Oxygen and Hydrogen, i think is all.
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∙ 14y agoA pair of electrons in the same orbital have opposite spin.
It's known as the Pauli Exclusion Principle: No two electrons can have the same four quantum numbers in an atom.
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How many lone pairs are in neon?
Four pairs of electrons. Neon has a full octet.
How many bonding pairs of electrons are there in water?
There are four electrons, which is two pair.
What is the name given to the pairs of valence electrons that do not participate in bonding ina diatomic oxygen molecules?
These pairs of electrons are referred to as lone pairs.
What is A pair of electrons not involved in bonding called?
Such pairs of electrons are called as lone pairs.
What is the general location of the electrons in a covalent bond?
The general location of electrons in a covalent bond is that electrons are shared in pairs between 2 atoms. If 2 electrons pairs are shared, 4 electrons are shared in all.
Whuch of the following are classified as an electron group?
Lone-pair electrons, Bonded pairs of electrons
How many lone pairs are in neon?
Four pairs of electrons. Neon has a full octet.
How many bonding pairs of electrons are there in water?
There are four electrons, which is two pair.
What do electrons exist as?
Electrons exist as pairs. Although, electrons hate each other, and only go as pairs as a last resort.
What is the name given to the pairs of valence electrons that do not participate in bonding ina diatomic oxygen molecules?
These pairs of electrons are referred to as lone pairs.
What is A pair of electrons not involved in bonding called?
Such pairs of electrons are called as lone pairs.
A chemical bond in which two atoms share three pairs of electrons 6 electrons is an?
Two atoms sharing three pairs of electrons have a triple bond.
What is the general location of the electrons in a covalent bond?
The general location of electrons in a covalent bond is that electrons are shared in pairs between 2 atoms. If 2 electrons pairs are shared, 4 electrons are shared in all.
How many bonding and non-bonding electrons pairs are found in the BF3 molecules?
There are three bonding pairs of electrons in BF3. There are 0 nonbinding pairs, but BF3 can accept two more electrons to give it a complete octet
What happens to the electrons in a covalent?
The pairs of electrons are shared between atoms.
How many unshardd pairs of electrons are in a molecule of hydrogen iodide?
There would be three unshared pairs of electrons in a molecule of hydrogen iodide.
How many electrons are shared in a triple convalent bond?
Six electrons, 3 pairs of electrons.
