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What does the nucleus of an atom want to do with its own electron?
Terms in this set (11) What happens when the two atoms are fairly close? What does the nucleus of an atom want to do to its own electrons? it wants to keep his electrons near it. What does the nucleus of one atom want to do to the electrons of a nearby atom?
What do electrons do from one atom to another?
Unlike protons, electrons can move from atom to atom. If an atom has an equal number of protons and electrons, its net charge is 0. If it gains an extra electron, it becomes negatively charged and is known as an anion. If it loses an electron, it becomes positively charged and is known as a cation.
Why are electrons attracted to the nucleus of an atom?
The answer is electricity and magnetism. The atom’s center, or nucleus, is positively charged and the electrons that whirl around this nucleus are negatively charged, so they attract each other.
Why do electrons not enter the nucleus?
Quantum mechanics states that among all the possible energy levels an electron can sit in the presence of a nucleus, there is one, which has THE MINIMAL energy. This energy level is called the ground state. So, even if atoms are in a very very called environment, QM prohibits electrons from falling to the nucleus.
What causes atoms to bond together?
Why exactly do atoms tend to combine together? Atoms form chemical bonds with other atoms when there’s an electrostatic attraction between them. This attraction results from the properties and characteristics of the atoms’ outermost electrons, which are known as valence electrons.
What causes atoms to attract one another?
The valence electrons are involved in bonding one atom to another. The attraction of each atom’s nucleus for the valence electrons of the other atom pulls the atoms together. As the attractions bring the atoms together, electrons from each atom are attracted to the nucleus of both atoms, which “share” the electrons.
How do electrons move around the nucleus?
The electron travels in circular orbits around the nucleus. Energy is emitted from the atom when the electron jumps from one orbit to another closer to the nucleus.
Which part of the atom allows one atom to react with another one?
valence electrons; Only the outermost parts of atoms interact (react) with each other, and those are the valence electrons. If the outermost orbital is full, the atom is stable and less likely to react with another atom.
What is the nucleus attracted to?
The nucleus of an atom consists of bound protons and neutrons (nucleons). The negatively charged electrons are attracted to the positively charged protons and fall around the nucleus, much like a satellite is attracted to the gravity of the Earth.
Which electrons are more attracted to the nucleus?
increases; moving from left to right across a period, protons are added to the nucleus, which increases its positive charge. For this reason, the negatively charged valence electrons are more strongly attracted to the nucleus, which increases the energy required to remove them.
Are electrons attracted to the nucleus?
The electrons are attracted to the nucleus by the electrostatic force of attraction to the protons. Surprisingly enough, although the minimum energy classically would have the electrons all located at the nucleus (point of strongest attraction) they aren’t all there.
Are electrons in the nucleus of an atom?
Atomic particles Protons and neutrons are heavier than electrons and reside in the nucleus at the center of the atom. Electrons are extremely lightweight and exist in a cloud orbiting the nucleus.