The compunds PF6- can also be created with 12 electrons around phosphorous! Look at electron configuration of nitrogen v. phosphorous (image ... 3d orbitals that can be used in bonding - 'expanded ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

Electrons oscillate around the nucleus of an atom on extremely short timescales, typically completing a cycle in just a few ...

Electrons are incredibly fast. Because of their ultrafast motions, directly observing their behavior has been challenging. Now researchers have suggested a new method to make visualizing electron ...

It may be the smallest, shortest chorus dance ever recorded. An international team of researchers observed how electrons, excited by ultrafast light pulses, danced in unison around a particle less ...

A new method finally reveals the full quantum identity of electrons, offering insights that could transform material science ...

In a small manganese oxide cluster, teams from HZB and HU Berlin have discovered a particularly exciting compound: two high-spin manganese centers in two very different oxidation states. This complex ...

Understanding chorus waves is vital, as they create fast-moving, highly energetic electrons (known as killer electrons) that can penetrate spacecraft shielding and destroy important systems.

This achievement could open a new way of looking at how electrons behave inside different materials. Their discovery highlights many effects that could be relevant to everything from quantum ...

Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien City 970, Taiwan Center for General Education, Tzu Chi University, Hualien City 970, Taiwan ...