i have to build a model of aluminum. does it matter where i put the electrons as long as they are in their correct PEL's?
does it matter where i put the neutrons on the nucles? (it is called the nucleus right?)
2006-10-14 11:07:28 · 9 answers · asked by um yea hi 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No it does not matter. Unless you will have them flying around. In such a case you will need to solve the quantum equation for Al and found the shape of each orbital.
2006-10-14 13:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it incredibly is long incorrect. Electrons are no longer in orbit around the nucleus, they are interior probability clouds noted as "orbitals". The Rutherford kind did artwork for a while, yet is already out of date. it fairly is barely nevertheless commonly used as image for exhibiting that something is an atom, because of the fact it fairly is tremendously placative. The tension that keeps electrons in place isn't gravity, yet electrostatic charm coupled with another quantum actual forces that are rather complicated of their perfect habit. it fairly is all defined via the Schrödinger equation, between the middle equations of quantum physics. The relation between photograph voltaic device and the present atom kind could in line with risk be defined as such: you're making a image each 365 days of the photograph voltaic device - after a century, you overlay the photographs and calculate the probability of a planet to be able - the orbitals. we gained't precisely tell the place the electron certainly is, yet we are able to tell the place it maximum in all probability is.
2016-12-13 08:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by lesniewski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to modern quantum theory, it's impossible to know where an electron is going to be at any given time because of heisenburg's uncertainty principle. the best we can do is to define a region, called an "electron cloud," where the electron is located 90% of the time.
if this is outside of what you'll be learning in your science class, you'll have to stick to the (outdated) Bohr model of the atom, where the electrons are confined to well-defined orbits. as for their placement along the circles, you might want to have them evenly spaced to minimize repulsive forces since all the electrons have like charges.
the positions of the neutrons do matter because the protons all have like charges, so they'd repel each other if they were all touching. therefore, you need to put a neutron in between them to act like a buffer region.
2006-10-14 11:15:19 · answer #3 · answered by Ramesh S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the electrons are on the outside, and the protons and neutrons are somewhere in the nucleus, i don't think it matters
2006-10-14 11:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very hard to find the location of a proton and electron because they have to be cooled to a sub atomic levell that would make them hold position otherwise the light would refract and move them. They are not static otherwise. I am not sure about your model.
2006-10-14 11:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the neutrons must be in the nucleus, protons also. Electrons must be in their respective Energy Shell.
2006-10-14 17:05:56 · answer #6 · answered by sulfur_and_mercury 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, as long as the number of electrons are correct for their orbital, where you put them in the orbital does not matter (i think your term for PEL is the same as the term for orbital). and as long as the neutrons are in the nucleus, it doesn't matter where they are inside the nucleus.
2006-10-14 11:10:23 · answer #7 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as "position of an electron". Their "position" is a cloud of probability. That cloud has to respect some laws of physics. Energy, spin.... orbit. I know the rest!
2006-10-14 11:11:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow! What a question! They are not static!
2006-10-14 11:08:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋