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  2. Lewis structure - Wikipedia

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    In terms of Lewis structures, formal charge is used in the description, comparison, and assessment of likely topological and resonance structures [7] by determining the apparent electronic charge of each atom within, based upon its electron dot structure, assuming exclusive covalency or non-polar bonding.

  3. Octet rule - Wikipedia

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    The bonding in carbon dioxide (CO 2): all atoms are surrounded by 8 electrons, fulfilling the octet rule.. The octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that reflects the theory that main-group elements tend to bond in such a way that each atom has eight electrons in its valence shell, giving it the same electronic configuration as a noble gas.

  4. Molecular orbital diagram - Wikipedia

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    The HF electron configuration 1σ 2 2σ 2 3σ 2 1π 4 reflects that the other electrons remain in three lone pairs and that the bond order is 1. The more electronegative atom is the more energetically excited because it more similar in energy to its atomic orbital.

  5. Atomic orbital - Wikipedia

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    If the electron receives energy that is less than or greater than this value, it cannot jump from state 1 to state 2. Now, suppose we irradiate the atom with a broad-spectrum of light. Photons that reach the atom that have an energy of exactly E 2 − E 1 will be absorbed by the electron in state 1, and that electron will jump to state 2 ...

  6. Electron configurations of the elements (data page) - Wikipedia

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    This page shows the electron configurations of the neutral gaseous atoms in their ground states. For each atom the subshells are given first in concise form, then with all subshells written out, followed by the number of electrons per shell. For phosphorus (element 15) as an example, the concise form is [Ne] 3s 2 3p 3.

  7. Electron configuration - Wikipedia

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    In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule (or other physical structure) in atomic or molecular orbitals. [1] For example, the electron configuration of the neon atom is 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 , meaning that the 1s, 2s, and 2p subshells are occupied by two, two, and six ...

  8. Linnett double-quartet theory - Wikipedia

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    The remaining two axial chlorine atoms each contribute only one electron to a bond with the phosphorus atom, leaving a single electron to reside exclusively on the chlorine atom. Thus, the LDQ structure for PCl 5 consists of three two-centre two-electron bonds and two two-centre one-electron bonds, thus satisfying the octet rule and dispensing ...

  9. Electron - Wikipedia

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    To escape the atom, the energy of the electron must be increased above its binding energy to the atom. This occurs, for example, with the photoelectric effect, where an incident photon exceeding the atom's ionization energy is absorbed by the electron. [124]: 127–132 The orbital angular momentum of electrons is quantized. Because the electron ...