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What does it mean to say that an electron has a probability of being found in a certain location around the nucleus?
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∙ 9y ago
Exactly what it says.
The precise location of an electron cannot be ascertained. The best that can be done is to calculate probabilities that it is found within various locations.
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Which orbital gives an electron the greatest probability of being found close to nucleus?
The 1s orbital.
How do the energy and the most probable location of an electron in the third shell of an atom compare to the energy and the most probable location of an electron in the first shell of the same atom?
in the third shell, an electron has more energy and is further from the nucleus
In an s orbital the probability of finding an electron a particular distance from the nucleus does not depend on a quantum mechanical model direction with respect to the nucleus the schrodinger e?
To the extent that I can make any sense of the question: Yes, the probability function for an s orbital is spherically symmetric and dependent on radial distance only.
What is the approximate distance an electron is located from the nucleus measured by?
shell
How does the mass of a nucleus compare to a electron?
The mass of a neutron is approx 1837 times that of an electron. The mass of a proton is similar to that of a neutron. In the simplest atom, hydrogen, the mass of the nucleus is 1,837 times that of an electron. In the largest known atom, that of ununoctium, containing 281 baryons (neutrons or protons) the mass of the nucleus is approx 516,200 times that of an electron. So take your pick: 1,837 to 516,200.
The probable location of an electron in an electron cloud is where?
The electron cloud is a volume of space around an atomic nucleus. It comprises of a space of probability. It is the volume of space where electrons can "probably" be found, or have a probability of being found.
What is the location of electrons?
Around the atomic nucleus, on electron shells.
What is the electrons location?
Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom. The exact location of a specific electron, however, can not be known for certain. The general area where the electron might be found is in its orbital.
In an s orbit the probability of finding an electron a particular distance from the nucleus does not depend on?
It would not depend on the direction with respect to the nucleus. The direction of the electron has no effect on the distance of the electron from the nucleus.
Where is the location of an electron outside of the nucleus?
Electrons are found in the electron cloud that surrounds the nucleus.
What part of the atom cannot have its location accurately determined and is modeled by a cloud around the center of the atom?
There are three atomic particles, the neutron, the proton and the electron. The proton and neutron are located in the nucleus, leaving the electron to orbit the nucleus in a probability cloud.
In an s orbital the probability of finding an electron a particular distance from the nucleus does NOT depend on?
Direction with respect to the nucleus
What does the peak of a probability curve for an electron in an atom indicate?
the distance from the nucleus at which the electron is most likely to be found
What is the name of the particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom?
The electron is the sub-atomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom of matter. For anti-matter the sub-atomic particle that orbits the nucleus is the anti-electron (positron).
What is the name of the location that surrounds the nucleus?
the electron cloud
What is the location of a electron?
The location of an electron is circling the outside of an atom.
What is the definition of nonpolar covalent bonds?
NON-POLAR BONDING results when two identical non-metals equally share electrons between them.
