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Atoms are made up of a positive proton, neutral neutron, and negative electrons. While the two front ones are in the middle of the atom, the negative electrons surround them in certain areas, called shells. There are a given number for the most electrons that can occupy a shell. (except Hydrogen, since it has only one proton and one electron, not even a neutron), but, otherwise, on the first shell there could be no more than 2 electrons, on the second no more than 8, and so forth. Since all element has it own particular number of electrons, they fill up the shell accordingly. (Mind you, they don't have to fill up the particular shells, but they cannot be more of them on the shell what is allowed). The most important is the most outer shell, the so called valence shell. On that one it must be the right number of electrons that left after the other shells would have filled to total capacity. Only atoms with complette number (the most possible number) of electrons are stable. Like the noble gases. They are the most stable atoms, and those stability is seeked by all the other atoms. The more the valence shell is filled up in an atom, the more stable it is. The less electrons are in the valence shell, the less stable those atoms are. For these reasons, those with just a few electrons short of a filled valence shell, try to poach electrons from atoms that only have a few on their valence shell. You can try to read Electronegativity to understand it better. So, in their effects to fill up the valence shell, atoms donate, accept, or share electrons. More of that in bonds. I hope it helped a little.
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∙ 9y agoF= mass x acceleration. Because atoms have mass, they have a gravitational attraction to each other. The higher the Atomic Mass of an atom, the stronger the gravitational force it has on another atom.
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∙ 8y agoRather than Gravity , it is Electromagnetic forces which are holding all atoms together and giving the shape of material bodies
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∙ 6y agothe force of attraction that holds atoms together is a chemical bond
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Why do like charges attract each other?
Like charges do not attract each other, they repel each other.
How do oil molecules attract each other?
By polarity, the opposite charges attract each other.
In a crystal the electrons of adjacent ions?
attract each other because of their opposite charges
What is electrongativity?
Electrongativity describes the bond between two atoms, and tells you why the attract to each other and form a chemical bond. The definition of the word electronegativity is " is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons."
When two opposite electrical forces are near each other what will happens?
they will attract
How do atoms unite with other atoms?
Atoms with the same charge are pushed away from each other. Atoms with different charge attract (unite)
When two atoms are separated and do not attract each other the potential energy is?
Not positive
Atoms are attracted to each other when they have what?
They attract each other when they have differed charges, or to involve in chemical bonding.
Can atoms in molecules share electrons?
Yes, that is how they attract to each other to create molecules.
What kinds on atoms do not combine easily?
I'm not sure what you mean by "combine", but if atoms are similarly charged, they will not attract... in fact, they will repel each other.
Do opposite charges attract each other?
If the atoms have opposite charges (positive to negative) they will attract. If the atoms have the same charges (positive to positive or negative to negative) then they will repel. You can look at the Law of Electric Charges to get more information on this.
How and why do magnets attach?
They become attracted from the positive and negitively charged atoms. When these atoms come together, they attract to each other which makes the magnets attach.
What is formed when positive and negative ions attract each other?
When positive and negative ions attract each other, an ionic bond is formed. Ionic bonding refers to the complete transfer of valence electron between atoms.
Can similar charges attract each other?
No they can not attract each other.
Give one reason why water molecules are attracted o each other?
The H atoms with partial + charges attract O atoms with partial - charges on other water molecules.
When a magnet moves why does the other one move with it?
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Why do like charges attract each other?
Like charges do not attract each other, they repel each other.
