Explains: Quantized energy Hydrogen spectra (only)
ectrons behave as waves (like standing waves above) and particl Electron position cannot be pinned down.
ectons don’t follow orbits, but rather orbitals describe their path
Electrons repel each other electrically. Spinning electrons (moving charges) have magnetic fields.
Opposite magnetic fields attract to allow repelling electrons t Co-habit the same orbital.
“P” orbital electrons are repelled by the “S” orbital electrons and so spend more time further from the nucleus.
“P” orbital electrons also repel from each others’ sublevels, so they run along the axes.
Electrons will fall into lowest energy sublevels first and fill from there. If an atom has many electrons, it must have some electrons in the outer (higher energy) energy levels like the “d” or “f” levels.