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Page 580
... electron- donating capacity . Were they to transfer their electrons directly to oxygen , the resulting combustion would release a lethal burst of heat energy . Instead , the energy is released in a series of electron donor - acceptor ...
... electron- donating capacity . Were they to transfer their electrons directly to oxygen , the resulting combustion would release a lethal burst of heat energy . Instead , the energy is released in a series of electron donor - acceptor ...
Page 757
... electron off the atom to produce a cation . Chemical bond formation stems from the transfer or sharing of electrons , and so the energy required to remove an electron is a crucial criterion in the ability of an atom to form a bond . In ...
... electron off the atom to produce a cation . Chemical bond formation stems from the transfer or sharing of electrons , and so the energy required to remove an electron is a crucial criterion in the ability of an atom to form a bond . In ...
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... electron with the nucleus is determined by the orbital that it occupies , and the electrons in an atom distribute themselves among the orbitals in such a way that the total energy is minimum . Thus , by electronic structure , or ...
... electron with the nucleus is determined by the orbital that it occupies , and the electrons in an atom distribute themselves among the orbitals in such a way that the total energy is minimum . Thus , by electronic structure , or ...
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