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∙ 12y agoThe standard model holds that atoms without a complete outer shell of electrons want give up some electrons (at least 1) or else gain some electrons (at least 1). Frankly, that does not make sense - considering that sodium will not maintain one fewer electron when it cools down from a plasma state. Really, the evidence indicates that atoms do not want to be in a "plasma" state - they wantto be "neutral."
I am not trying to abuse this site. I really do believe I have an original answer to this question - one that goes far beyond anything Wikipedia has to say.
It is safe to say that electron bonding is a postulate rather than something that is honestly known to happen. The standard model has a lot of the proper mathematical geometry, but remember that each atom has the same number of protons as electrons. Who is to say that the protons can't be what is responsible for bonding?
The strange shapes of "electron orbitals" seem a lot more consistent with a nucleus that has prongs, rather than the paths electrons actually take around a nucleus. According to a model developed by one physicist (and to which I have contributed), it is nuclear instabilities that cause bonding between elements.
In the links, I have included both the Wikipedia party line and the new model I and one other physicist have been developing. If you find the Wikipedia article incomprehensible, I think that just proves that physicists can be some of the most pretentious folks.
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∙ 14y agoAtoms of elements combine with one another to produce new and different substances called compounds.
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∙ 12y agothey have a natural tendecy to become stable that's why different elements under different conditions react to form different elements or compounds.
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∙ 14y agoSo that they can be stable
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∙ 11y agoSo that they could be stable.
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What is difference between lone pair and non bonding pair of electrons?
A lone pair- as the name suggests is a pair of electrons which has not yet been shared with any other atom
Do ch4 have lone pair electrons?
No.
What are a pair of electrons linked by?
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Shared pair of electrons holds a chemical bond called?
When two atoms share electrons, the shared pair of electrons form a chemical bond called a covalent bond.
Where would you find valence electrons?
They are the electrons in the outermost shell, and are the ones involved in most chemical reactions.
How many lone pair of electrons are there in ammonia?
one lone pair of electrons
What is a shared pair of electrons?
There are a few things that a shared pair of electrons can be called. Many people call these electrons bonded.
Whuch of the following are classified as an electron group?
Lone-pair electrons, Bonded pairs of electrons
How many electrons are in a pair of electrons?
14 pitos
What is A pair of electrons not involved in bonding called?
Such pairs of electrons are called as lone pairs.
What is difference between lone pair and non bonding pair of electrons?
A lone pair- as the name suggests is a pair of electrons which has not yet been shared with any other atom
What effect does lone pair electrons have on molecular shape?
The lone pair pushes bonding electron pairs away.
How does Lewis define acids and bases?
acid: accepts lone pair electrons bases:donates lone pair electrons
When two chlorine atoms bond they what a pair of electrons?
The atoms share the pair of electrons in a nonpolar covalent bond.
Determining the Electron group geometry of a central atom?
EGG=(#lone pair electrons)+(# of bond pair electrons)
What is a lone pair apex?
A pair of electrons that is not used in bonding
What is a pair bond?
two electrons that from a bond as opposed to two electrons that are lone - giving the phrase lone pair. So on the molecule NH3 there are 3 bond pairs of electrons on the N-H bonds and one lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen.
