electron pair
Covalent bond basis
Two electrons that occupy the same orbital, spinning in opposite directions.
In chemistry, electron pairs explain molecular bonding and shape: a bonding pair is shared between atoms to form a covalent bond, while a lone pair belongs to a single atom and doesn't participate in bonding.
The lone electron pairs on oxygen give water its bent shape.
Rapid rotation around axis
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- orbitalRevolving around another
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
fermion · antisymmetric · quantum number · exchange interaction · correlation · degenerate · singlet · triplet
Shared-electron atomic link
- pi bondLateral electron density sharing
- bond energyStrength of atomic linkage
- valenceCombining power measure
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
polarity · dipole · resonance · double bond · triple bond · bond order · nonpolar
Electron-pair donating species
- electrophileElectron-pair acceptor species
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- reductionMaking something smaller
intermediate · activation energy · catalyst · ligand · coordination · chelation · redox
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- orbitalRevolving around another
- entanglementState of being intertwined
superposition · fermion · antisymmetric · quantum number · exchange interaction · correlation · degenerate · singlet · triplet
covalent bond
Shared-electron atomic link
- pi bondLateral electron density sharing
- bond energyStrength of atomic linkage
- valenceCombining power measure
hybridization · polarity · dipole · resonance · double bond · triple bond · bond order · nonpolar
nucleophile
Electron-pair donating species
- electrophileElectron-pair acceptor species
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
reduction · intermediate · activation energy · catalyst · ligand · coordination · chelation · redox
- electronsbeta particle
- valencepositive, negative, neutral, charge, ionic bond
- atomic physicsatom, atoms, atomic nucleus, atomic number, atomic mass
- molecular diagramsskeletal structure, molecular model, Fischer projection, Haworth projection, space-filling
- Orbitalsorbit, orbital, atomic orbital, subshell, 2s
- particle pairs
pair, electronic, electronics, electron, electrons, electronically, electrochemical, electrochemistry, electronegativity