Electrons, bonding & structure

Question 1

what are energy levels

Answer 1

fixed distance from the nucleus where electrons are found

Question 2

what are principal quantum number

Answer 2

describes the energy of an electron and the most probable distance of the electron from the nucleus. In other words, it refers to the size of the orbital and the energy level an electron is placed in.

Question 3

what is a subshell

Answer 3

one or more orbitals in the same shell which have the same energy levels s,p,d,f

Question 4

what is an orbital

Answer 4

3d description of the location of an electron at a given time

Question 5

what is an ion

Answer 5

an atom that has gained or lost an electron to gain an overall charge

Question 6

what is an ionic bond

Answer 6

electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions

Question 7

how does the electrostatic force of an ionic bond act

Answer 7

in giant ionic lattices the electrostatic attraction acts in all directions and takes a lot of energy to break

Question 8

what is a molecule

Answer 8

when two or more atoms bond together covalently

Question 9

what is a covalent bond

Answer 9

electrostatic attraction between shared pair of negative electrons of two atoms and the positive nuclei