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Why are atoms usually portrayed as spheres when most orbitals are not spherically shaped?
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∙ 9y ago
Only for easy understanding we imagine the shape of atom as spherical one. In reality electrons, protons and neutrons, all other subatomic particles are only in the form of fields. Hence shape is arbitrary.
Molecules, with only a few exceptions, are not spherical.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe shape of an atom is obtained by superimposing all of its orbitals, which portrays it as a sphere.
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What is the hybridization of the central nitrogen in N3-?
This is an odd question. Usually it is considered that the electrons transferred to an anion populate the lowest available orbitals, in the case of N3- these would be the 2p orbitals. In valence bond theory which is used to explain the bonding in covalent chemical compounds, atomic orbitals are hybridised so as to create new orbitals that point along bond axes.
How do metals obey the rule octet?
most metals do not follow the octet rule. when an atom has access to the D orbitals it usually follows the 18-electron rule (transition metals). non transition or F block elements usually contain a d orbital (when present) that is below the s and p orbitals in energy and do not usually use D electrons in bonding.
What is the rule about the number of outer electrons that make up an atom?
The valence band of an atom is composed of an s orbital and up to three p orbitals, each of which can contain at most two electrons. Atoms try to either completely fill or completely empty these orbitals when they undergo chemical reactions and usually do so by transferring the minimum number of electrons possible. Hydrogen and helium are a special case as they can have no p orbitals.
What does an atom contain in various energy levels?
The question is somewhat unclear, so my answer may be off. Energy levels in discussion of atomic structure typically refer to the structure of the electron cloud. Around an atoms nucleus are a series of orbitals in which electrons can be stored - they require greater amounts of stored energy to contain at higher orbitals. As such, each orbital fills from the innermost ring out. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbital for the discussion of atomic orbitals on wikipedia. Each orbital refers to a specific energy level.
What is the hybridization of AsH3?
this molecule has a similar shape to ammonia, however the bond angles are less- ammonia is 1070 whereas arsine is only 91 0. Usually it is said that the hybridisation in AsH3 is sp3 (however this would imply a bond angle of 109.5- which is close to the ammonia angle)- however the angle of 91 0 is so close to the angle between the p orbitals (900)that it suggest there is no hybridisation at all, and that the As- H bonds involve only p orbitals.
What shape is the outer energy level of hydrogen?
All electron shells form a spherical shape. The electromagnetic force is exerted in a spherically symmetrical manner, so it produces spherical results. For atoms other than hydrogen, which usually have more than one electron, the electrons do not have to fit together as concentric spheres; their individual orbitals can have all sorts of shapes, but those shapes add up to spherical shells, nonetheless.
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