Sentences with phrase «electron pairs shared»

Elementary chemistry distinguishes two kinds of strong bonds between atoms in molecules: the covalent bond, where bonding arises from valence electron pairs shared between neighboring atoms, and the ionic bond, where transfer of electrons from one atom to another leads to Coulombic attraction between the resulting ions.

Not exact matches

That extraordinary hardness arises from a strong and inflexible structure: Five atoms form a tetrahedron and share electron pairs with each other.

Most significant was the September unveiling by Japanese researchers of a powerful linkage between two silicon atoms that share three pairs of electrons — a so - called triple bond.

Chemists have long believed that elements heavier than neon could share only one pair of electrons.

You and Bob also share a pair of electrons — you have one, Bob has the other — and they're in an entangled state such that if yours is spinning up, his is spinning down, and conversely.

But whereas those materials were made up of covalent bonds — in which pairs of atoms share electrons — these 2 - D metals are composed of metallic bonds, where electrons flow more freely among atoms.

To do that Alice and Bob can share an additional pair of electrons connected by a special quantum link called entanglement.

That measurement breaks the entanglement between the pair of electrons that she and Bob share.