Valence Electrons

The outer most electrons are called...

• valence electrons

• heavy electrons

• emission electrons

• Excited electrons

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This subatomic particle is involved in forming chemical bonds and building compounds...

• protons

• neutrons

• valence electrons

• nucleus

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When electrons are found in lower energy levels and are in a stable orientation we say that these electrons are in...

• the ground state

• the excited state

• the valence state

• the neutral state

When electrons are found in higher energy levels, further from the nucleus and are unstable we say that these electrons are in...

• the ground state

• the excited state

• the valence state

• the neutral state

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The octet rule tells us that atoms are "happy" or stable when...

• they have 8 neutrons in the nucleus

• they have 18 neutrons in the nucleus

• they have 8 electrons in their outer most orbital

• they have 18 electrons in their outer most orbital

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Lewis Dot Structures provide information about an atom. It tells us...

• how many valence electrons it has

• how many total electrons it has

• how many protons it has

• the size of the atom

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When electrons in an atom go from the excited state to the ground state they release energy in the form of...

• heat

• light

• sound

• potential

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When electrons in an atom go from the excited state to the ground state they produce something called...

• an absorption spectra

• an emission spectra

• the visual spectra

• white light

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When electrons in an atom go from the ground state to the excited state they produce something called...

• an absorption spectra

• an emission spectra

• the visual spectra

• white light

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As an electron moves further away from the nucleus toward higher orbitals that electron...

• gains energy

• loses energy

• remains at constant energy

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