how do electrons move in an atom?

Answer 1

in an electron cloud, there are two types of clouds: p and s

Answer 2

Electrons move around the atom in different orbit sizes, The one closest to the nucleus holds 2 electrons, then 8, then 8, then 16, then 32, then 64, then 64, then 128...

Answer 3

Electrons do not move around an atom in a conventional way. Electrons exist around an atom and move inside a probablity cloud. These probably clouds have different shapes, giving rise to the simple description of s, p, d and f orbitals. The "s" orbital is a spherical cloud of probablity that exists around an atom's nucleus. If you were able to "see" this orbital, it would look just like a fuzzy, blurry or cloudy area, spherical in shape, around the nucleus. Its a "probability" cloud in that the electrons do not orbit in an exact circle around the nucleus like the earth orbits around the sun. At any given point in time, the electron will exist some where inside this cloud of probablity - anywhere inside this cloud, not in juust a circular orbit. P-orbital clouds are shaped like dumb-bells and there are 3 of them around each atom for each orbital level (three 2p orbitals [x, y and z], three 3p orbitals, three 4p orbitals, etc.). These areas of probablity exist around EVERY atom of EVERY ELEMENT - in other words, just because there are not enough electrons around a Lithium atom, does not mean the 3p orbitals are not there - they are there - there just are not any electrons orbiting in them.

If you were able to put enough energy into them, you could move lithium's electron from its 2s level into its 2p levels or even higher (if you could put in enough energy).

Lithium's valence electron exists in its 2 s orbital (remember the s orbital is a spherical cloud). The highest atom number atoms that we know exist like uranium, have valenece electrons that exist in its f atomic orbials (specifically 5f). The shapes of the d and f atomic orbials are probably beyond your level right now, but you can look up their shapes if you search on wikipedia for "atomic orbitals" or maybe electron orbitals (I havent actually searched using these terms, so I dont know where exactly you would find them under).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbitals

Under topic 5 in this article, you will find the shapes of the orbitals. Some of them are kinda neat. Below is another website to look at:

http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/structures/shapes.html

Answer 4

An electron may well be certain to the nucleus of an atom by potential of the gorgeous Coulomb tension. A equipment of a number of electrons certain to a nucleus is named an atom. Electrons can pass between different orbitals by potential of the emission or absorption of photons with an potential that fits the version in ability.different techniques of orbital pass incorporate collisions with debris, which incorporate electrons, and the Auger effect.as a fashion to flee the atom, the potential of the electron could be extra desirable above its binding potential to the atom. this occurs, as an occasion, with the photoelectric effect, the place an incident photon exceeding the atom's ionization potential is absorbed by potential of the electron.interior a molecule, electrons pass below the effect of a number of nuclei, and occupy molecular orbitals; lots as they are in a position to occupy atomic orbitals in remoted atoms.[ec8956637a99787bd197eacd77acce5eec8956637a99787bd197eacd77acce5eec8956637a99787bd197eacd77acce5e] A basic component in those molecular platforms is the existence of electron pairs. those are electrons with opposed spins, permitting them to occupy the comparable molecular orbital without violating the Pauli exclusion theory (much like in atoms). different molecular orbitals have different spatial distribution of the electron density. case in point, in bonded pairs (i.e. interior the pairs that surely bind atoms jointly) electrons may well be chanced on with the maximal probability in a rather small quantity between the nuclei. on the different, in non-bonded pairs electrons are dispensed in a super quantity around nuclei

Answer 5

Frantically

Answer 6

electrons orbit randomly in a cloud. Their exact position or momentum is unknown (Heisenberg uncertainty principle)

Answer 7

i think they orbit the nucleus at a very rapid pace.

Answer 8

in an orbit

Answer 9

I dont know that one either, I am still asking why???

Answer 10

they walk with their little feet