Once upon a time an atom of Flourine, with seven valence electrons, was unhappy because his outermost shell was not filled. Nevertheless, this atom was extremely eager to gain one more valence electron so that his outermost shell could finally be full. In fact, he was so hungry for an electron that his electronegativity was at 4.1, the highest electronegativity of all atoms! This same day an atom of Potassium was also upset because he only had 1 valence electron. His outer shell was very far from being full. He looked and looked to steal valence electrons from other atoms but all the atoms he encountered had very high ionization energy. This made it extremely difficult for him to obtain another valence electron so he decided to abandon his search for valence electrons. He was so pessimistic that his electronegativity charge was only one. However later on that day, the atom of Flourine met the atom of Potassium and there was a huge spark! The atom of Flourine quickly took the other atom's only valence electron. The atom of Flourine completed its mission; he finally had eight valence electrons. The atom of Potassium lost its only valence electron and its outer shell. Now he had one less shell, however it was filled with eight valence electrons as well. Both atoms were thrillled, they became very noble and all the other atoms were jealous.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Journal # 13
The Octet Rule
Once upon a time an atom of Flourine, with seven valence electrons, was unhappy because his outermost shell was not filled. Nevertheless, this atom was extremely eager to gain one more valence electron so that his outermost shell could finally be full. In fact, he was so hungry for an electron that his electronegativity was at 4.1, the highest electronegativity of all atoms! This same day an atom of Potassium was also upset because he only had 1 valence electron. His outer shell was very far from being full. He looked and looked to steal valence electrons from other atoms but all the atoms he encountered had very high ionization energy. This made it extremely difficult for him to obtain another valence electron so he decided to abandon his search for valence electrons. He was so pessimistic that his electronegativity charge was only one. However later on that day, the atom of Flourine met the atom of Potassium and there was a huge spark! The atom of Flourine quickly took the other atom's only valence electron. The atom of Flourine completed its mission; he finally had eight valence electrons. The atom of Potassium lost its only valence electron and its outer shell. Now he had one less shell, however it was filled with eight valence electrons as well. Both atoms were thrillled, they became very noble and all the other atoms were jealous.
Once upon a time an atom of Flourine, with seven valence electrons, was unhappy because his outermost shell was not filled. Nevertheless, this atom was extremely eager to gain one more valence electron so that his outermost shell could finally be full. In fact, he was so hungry for an electron that his electronegativity was at 4.1, the highest electronegativity of all atoms! This same day an atom of Potassium was also upset because he only had 1 valence electron. His outer shell was very far from being full. He looked and looked to steal valence electrons from other atoms but all the atoms he encountered had very high ionization energy. This made it extremely difficult for him to obtain another valence electron so he decided to abandon his search for valence electrons. He was so pessimistic that his electronegativity charge was only one. However later on that day, the atom of Flourine met the atom of Potassium and there was a huge spark! The atom of Flourine quickly took the other atom's only valence electron. The atom of Flourine completed its mission; he finally had eight valence electrons. The atom of Potassium lost its only valence electron and its outer shell. Now he had one less shell, however it was filled with eight valence electrons as well. Both atoms were thrillled, they became very noble and all the other atoms were jealous.
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