How badly an atom wants an electron is always important, but doubly so in a chemical bond. For this will determine the actual nature of the chemical bond: ionic...
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These lessons will provide most of what is covered in a typical introductory chemistry class. Bring your enthusiasm and let’s learn some chemistry!
We’ve covered enough ground to get a different perspective on ions. Let’s refresh what we know about our charged friends by bringing in the concepts of...
So how do you tell how much an atom or ion wants an electron? It’s called affinity. It’s not that dissimilar to ionization energy, but in this case we are...
Ionization energy is how difficult it is to remove an electron from an atom or an ion. Once you understand the radius trends, ionization energy isn’t that tough to...
All hail RADIUS! If you want to understand why an atom does what it does, take a look at those outermost electrons (a.k.a. the valence electrons). You can look at how...
Quantum numbers aren’t just fun to chant out loud. Orbitals and subshells create the very shape of the modern periodic table. Not only will this lesson give you a...
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Modern Atomic Theory: Electron Configurations & Noble Gas Abbreviations
Now that you know how to create an orbital diagram, there are shorter ways to represent the same information. Check out how to write an electron configuration and noble...
Quantum numbers are the architecture behind orbital diagrams. Orbital diagrams are the way we can easily show where all the electrons of any atom are. Just count how...
So you think you know how to read quantum numbers? Let’s find out.
So we are exploring how to find where electrons live. That address is called its quantum numbers. There are four parts of a quantum address and in this video we’ll...