Atoms
I had accidentally posted this last night to ualrchem1402 instead of public but my question was:The central element is the least electronegative?
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The "octet rule" says that in many compounds the most stable (correct) electron configuration is when there are 8 electrons (four filled orbitals). This is a consequence of the fact that many compounds involve the S and P block electrons, which contribute 4 orbitals and can thus contain 8 electrons.
I remember that there are exceptions to breaking the octet rule. Isn't it that elements in period 3 or below are capable of breaking it if need be?
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[Ne]ns1
Could you please elaborate on the significance of the "n" in the electron configuration?
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bonding electrons
what would be the definition of a "bonding electron?"
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Metallic bonds
could you elaborate what makes a metallic bond a different type of bond? covalent bonds share elections. ionic bonds between anion/cation. metallic bond...?
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van Arkel-Ketelaar diagram.
How did they come up with this diagram?
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