Electron Cloud Model
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Knowledge Based Cloud FE Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes
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2016
The following paper presents a novel FE simulation technique (KBC-FE), which reduces computational cost by performing simulations on a cloud computing environment, through the application of individual modules. Moreover, it establishes a seamless collaborative network between world leading scientists, enabling the integration of cutting edge knowledge modules into FE simulations.
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Electron Orbital Model
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2026
Orbitals are the areas outside of the atomic nucleus where electrons are most likely to reside. They are characterized by different energy levels, shapes, and three-dimensional orientations. The location of electrons is described most generally by a shell or principal energy level, then by a subshell within each shell, and finally, by individual orbitals found within the subshells.The first shell is closest to the nucleus, and it has only one subshell with a single spherical orbital called the...
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Electron Carriers
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2019
Electron carriers can be thought of as electron shuttles. These compounds can easily accept electrons (i.e., be reduced) or lose them (i.e., be oxidized). They play an essential role in energy production because cellular respiration is contingent on the flow of electrons. Over the many stages of cellular respiration, glucose breaks down into carbon dioxide and water. Electron carriers pick up electrons lost by glucose in these reactions, temporarily storing and releasing them into the electron...
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Electron Affinity
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2020
The electron affinity (EA) is the energy change for adding an electron to a gaseous atom to form an anion (negative ion). This process can be either endothermic or exothermic, depending on the element. Many of these elements have negative values of EA, which means that energy is released when the gaseous atom accepts an electron. However, for some elements, energy is required for the atom to become negatively charged, and the value of their EA is positive. Just as with ionization energy,...
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The Quantum-Mechanical Model of an Atom
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2020
Shortly after de Broglie published his ideas that the electron in a hydrogen atom could be better thought of as being a circular standing wave instead of a particle moving in quantized circular orbits, Erwin Schrödinger extended de Broglie’s work by deriving what is now known as the Schrödinger equation. When Schrödinger applied his equation to hydrogen-like atoms, he was able to reproduce Bohr’s expression for the energy and, thus, the Rydberg formula governing hydrogen spectra. Schrödinger...
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A wave function supplies the mathematical description of an electron’s quantum state. Squaring it gives probability density, which indicates how likely the electron is to be found in different regions. Higher density marks more probable locations, allowing chemists to connect orbital distributions with atomic behavior and energy.
Quantum numbers distinguish the properties of atomic orbitals by specifying their shapes, energies, and orientations. These characteristics organize the possible regions in which electrons may be found and help describe how electrons occupy an atom. Because orbitals differ in these ways, they provide a structured basis for representing electron configurations.
An atomic orbital identifies a permitted electron region with a particular shape, energy, and orientation, whereas an electron configuration records how electrons are distributed among available orbitals. This distinction lets chemists move from the quantum description of individual orbital characteristics to patterns across an atom, including arrangements that help account for periodic behavior and reactivity.
Electron configurations reveal how electrons are arranged within an atom’s orbitals. Comparing these arrangements among elements helps chemists interpret recurring periodic trends and differences in reactivity. The model therefore connects quantum-level electron distributions with the broader chemical behavior of elements, rather than treating reactivity as an isolated property of each atom.
Orbital shapes, energies, and orientations provide a framework for examining how atoms interact during chemical bonding. Their spatial characteristics help relate electron distributions to the arrangement of atoms in molecules, giving the electron cloud model a role in interpreting molecular geometry. This connects atomic quantum descriptions with observable molecular structure.
Spectroscopic measurements can reflect changes in electron energy. Within the Electron Cloud Model, those changes are interpreted using the allowed orbital energies and electron configurations of atoms. Spectroscopy therefore provides experimental context for the model by linking measured signals with transitions or rearrangements in an atom’s electronic energy pattern.