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Fundamental understanding of why energy is released in covalent bond formation
That didn't help me at all :(

Can someone please refer to the questions above and see if you can ...
27-3-2010 at 23:12
by: dolimitless
Fundamental understanding of why energy is released in covalent bond formation
Can someone explain to me the fundamental understanding of why, when two hydrogen atoms for example, ...
27-3-2010 at 20:44
by: dolimitless
Why are atoms in constant motion?
Why are all atoms in constant motion? It is just a fundamental phenomena of our world? Can someone e ...
8-10-2009 at 17:21
by: dolimitless
When does an electron have kinetic energy as opposed to potential energy?
Painkilla, thanks for the great explanation. Cheers to you.

29-6-2009 at 19:06
by: dolimitless
When does an electron have kinetic energy as opposed to potential energy?
So neither? lol if this is such a basic question, why cant anyone give a straight answer?
29-6-2009 at 12:14
by: dolimitless
When does an electron have kinetic energy as opposed to potential energy?
So can anybody clairfy for me.... Is there no kinetic energy factor to an electron when it is in a b ...
28-6-2009 at 21:43
by: dolimitless
When does an electron have kinetic energy as opposed to potential energy?
[rquote=156243&tid=12439&author=entropy51]The photon energy is the difference in the TOTAL e ...
28-6-2009 at 21:38
by: dolimitless
When does an electron have kinetic energy as opposed to potential energy?
Is the kinetic energy associated with electrons the photon it releases when jumping back to its ener ...
28-6-2009 at 16:10
by: dolimitless
When does an electron have kinetic energy as opposed to potential energy?
Do electrons only exhibit potential energy when they are confined a stable electron energy level? I ...
28-6-2009 at 01:01
by: dolimitless
Blackbody radiation?
Hi. I know this is a pretty basic principle, however I'm fairly new to the subject and was wondering ...
26-6-2009 at 23:33
by: dolimitless
Why does hydrogen emit several spectral lines?
One more question,

I know electrons can go to a higher energy level by:

absorbing a photon
he ...
21-6-2009 at 16:31
by: dolimitless
Why does hydrogen emit several spectral lines?
Yep, got it now, thanks :)
21-6-2009 at 16:24
by: dolimitless
Why does hydrogen emit several spectral lines?
[rquote=155646&tid=12410&author=Lambda-Eyde]I don't get why you don't get it. The single ele ...
21-6-2009 at 15:46
by: dolimitless
Macroscopic example for understanding electric and magnetic fields?
I am having trouble understanding in a visual manner how electric and magnetic fields look like. I t ...
21-6-2009 at 14:38
by: dolimitless
Where does electromagnetic radiation come form?
I think I found the correct answer, so perhaps I was partially correct to a certain extent:?

The ...
21-6-2009 at 14:30
by: dolimitless
Where does electromagnetic radiation come form?
[rquote=155635&tid=12408&author=Sedit]Electromagnetic radiation is formed when an electron d ...
21-6-2009 at 14:24
by: dolimitless
Why does hydrogen emit several spectral lines?
If hydrogen has only one electron, how does it emit several spectral lines? Is it because the gradua ...
21-6-2009 at 14:21
by: dolimitless
Where does electromagnetic radiation come form?
Does it all start from the sun, traveling to earth, that powers all the chemical processes that rele ...
21-6-2009 at 13:03
by: dolimitless
How is a continuous spectrum formed?
I don't know that's why I am asking. Is that just a propety of gases? random movement?
21-6-2009 at 01:47
by: dolimitless
How is a continuous spectrum formed?
Why does the gas emit the photons in random directions?
21-6-2009 at 00:06
by: dolimitless
How is a continuous spectrum formed?
I don't get why a cool gas when it absorbs energy (an absorbtion spectrum), why doesn't it re-emit i ...
20-6-2009 at 21:38
by: dolimitless
How is a continuous spectrum formed?
Can anybody tell me why white light has a continuous spectrum as opposed to sunlight which has an ab ...
20-6-2009 at 20:25
by: dolimitless
How is a continuous spectrum formed?
Found another explanation:

Atoms are packed together so tightly that their outer electrons are in ...
20-6-2009 at 18:39
by: dolimitless
How is a continuous spectrum formed?
I found this explanation, is it valid?

When individual atoms, acting separately, emit photons, yo ...
20-6-2009 at 17:49
by: dolimitless
How is a continuous spectrum formed?
Thanks, I am just looking for a general, grossly simplied explanation for a general chem I, chem II ...
20-6-2009 at 16:44
by: dolimitless
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