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Why would the electrons spread out around the atom instead of bunching up?
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According to classical mechanics it is because the all have the same polarity of electric charge and so repel each other and thus spread out as far as they can while remaining bound by the opposite charge on the nucleus.
According to quantum mechanics one must also consider that electrons have no well defined position, but each is in some sense smeared out everywhere within its orbital all the time.
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What structure does an metallic bond have?
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What is the volume of an atom filled with?
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Why electrons revolve around around nucleus?
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Do all the mushers start together in races?
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What does spread as in an ingredient mean in cooking?
Spread is Margarine. You may also use butter instead.
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What structure does an metallic bond have?
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Why is calculating the standard deviation an important part of data analysis?
It is a measure of the spread of the results around their expected value.It is a measure of the spread of the results around their expected value.It is a measure of the spread of the results around their expected value.It is a measure of the spread of the results around their expected value.
What is the volume of an atom filled with?
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What are the release dates for Spread It Around - 1970?
Spread It Around - 1970 was released on: USA: 1970
What does the phrase delocalized electrons mean?
Delocalisation is when electrons are not associated with one atom but are spread over several atoms. So the electrons are not directly bonded with any atoms but effectively 'float' above and below the molecule in electron clouds.
Why is it helpful to use a graph to make a prediction?
a graph allows you to see how data is behaving or has behaved in the past. For example is the data increasing or is it decreasing. Is it bunching together or is it spread apart and random. Graphs allow you to see trends in data and help to more accurately make predictions.
What is the adaptive value of the flowers to plants?
The flower attracts a pollinator to the plant, which helps spread the pollen to a different plant, in order to fertilize it.
Why do roots spread out instead of just growing downward?
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