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Electrons can not be located in one specific place, but are sort of "spread" over their orbit. When doing an experiment to find their location, there is a certain probability of finding it within a certain unit of volume. The word "cloud" is supposed to conjure an image of this behavior of the electron.
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The electrons that occupy the outermost filled shell are called?
Outer energy level electrons, or valence electron.
Do electrons occupy space around the nucleus in an atom?
Electrons move in definite regions called electron clouds or energy levels. Electron clouds do in fact contain energy levels, it is a common misconception. It is just that there are many levels each holding 2 electrons which are very many close in energy. the cloud idea was a very early model of metals, bands wre recognised nearly 100 years ago.
Why are the parts of the atom that electrons occupy called electron clouds?
Electrons can not be located in one specific place, but are sort of "spread" over their orbit. When doing an experiment to find their location, there is a certain probability of finding it within a certain unit of volume. The word "cloud" is supposed to conjure an image of this behavior of the electron.
What is the location of electrons?
Around the atomic nucleus, on electron shells.
Why is the atomic size considered to have no definite boundary?
Atomic size is defined as the distance between the nucleus and the outermost electron in an atom. Since electrons occupy regions of space called orbitals, which have fuzzy boundaries, it is difficult to pinpoint an exact boundary of an atom. Additionally, the electron cloud distribution is not uniform, making the atomic size less precise.
What part of the atom occupies all the volume?
Almost all of the volume of an atom is the space between the nucleus and the electrons.
How many electron are occupy in energy sub level?
there is a maximum of 6 electrons in the 'p'sublevel
Why Two electron shells in oxygen?
Oxygen has two electron shells because it has eight electrons. The first shell can hold a maximum of two electrons, while the second shell can hold up to eight electrons. In oxygen, two electrons occupy the first shell and the remaining six electrons occupy the second shell to satisfy the octet rule.
Paired electrons are represented by what dots?
An electron pair are two electrons which occupy the same orbital in an atom or molecule. Paired electrons are represented by two dots.
Why is the s-block called s-block?
The elements in the s-block have their last electrons in their electron configuration in the s-orbital.
Does Helium have 2 electrons in the first shell and 4 in the second?
No, Helium has 2 electrons in total, both of which occupy the first electron shell. The first electron shell can hold a maximum of 2 electrons, so Helium's electron configuration is 2.
What principal energy level do the valence electrons occupy for Na?
The electron configuration of sodium is [Ne]3s1.
