The term which means the amount that a given atom (or radical) attracts electrons is electronegativity.
ok, so electron affinity is the amount of energy given off when a particular atom excepts electrons. Essentially, it is the likelihood that an atom will accept an electron, while ionization energy is how much energy is needed to take an electron off of a particular atom
This statement is not correct. An atom is made up of a nucleus (containing protons and neutrons) surrounded by electrons. Electrons are subatomic particles that are much smaller and have much less mass than the nucleus of an atom.
How much energy is required to move the electron of the hydrogen atom from the 1s to the 2s orbital
An atom is much larger in size compared to an electron. An atom consists of a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons surrounded by orbiting electrons. Electrons are subatomic particles that are about 1/1800 the size of a proton or neutron.
To remove an electron from a hydrogen atom that is in the E2 energy level, the atom must absorb energy equal to the ionization energy from that level. The ionization energy from E2 is approximately 10.2 eV. Thus, the hydrogen atom must absorb at least 10.2 eV of energy for the electron to be completely removed from the atom.
ok, so electron affinity is the amount of energy given off when a particular atom excepts electrons. Essentially, it is the likelihood that an atom will accept an electron, while ionization energy is how much energy is needed to take an electron off of a particular atom
Linus Pauling defined electronegativity as "the ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons to itself."
This statement is not correct. An atom is made up of a nucleus (containing protons and neutrons) surrounded by electrons. Electrons are subatomic particles that are much smaller and have much less mass than the nucleus of an atom.
An electron is much smaller in size than an atom. An atom consists of a nucleus (protons and neutrons) surrounded by electrons. The size of an electron is much smaller compared to the entire atom.
In a normal atom there are 1 electron, but some are different.
How much energy is required to move the electron of the hydrogen atom from the 1s to the 2s orbital
The energy required to ionize a hydrogen atom with an electron in the n4 level is 0.85 electron volts.
An electron has a much smaller mass than any atom.
An atom is much larger in size compared to an electron. An atom consists of a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons surrounded by orbiting electrons. Electrons are subatomic particles that are about 1/1800 the size of a proton or neutron.
No, since electrons are part of an atom, they are smaller -- much smaller. In fact, they weigh practically nothing.
ok, so electron affinity is the amount of energy given off when a particular atom excepts electrons. Essentially, it is the likelihood that an atom will accept an electron, while ionization energy is how much energy is needed to take an electron off of a particular atom
Chlorine is very electronegative and pulls on the hydrogen's single electron, forming a positive end where the Hydrogen atom is, and a negative charge where the Chlorine is. This is because the Chlorine pulls much harder on the electron than Hydrogen does.