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modern atomic theory
atomic structure
Question | Answer |
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what is energy level? | possible energies that electrons in an atom can have. |
what model do scientist use to describe how electrons behave in atoms? | electron cloud. |
what is electron cloud? | visual model of the most likely locations for electrons in atoms. |
what can happen to electrons when an atom gain or lose energy? | moves from one energy level to another. |
what is orbital? | a region or space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found. |
what is the most stable configuration of electrons in an atom? | the one which the electrons are in the orbitals with the lowest possible energy. |
what is ground state? | all the electrons have lowest enegy |
what does an electron cloud represent? | all orbitals in an atom. |