Scientists have calculated how it is possible to look inside the atom to image individual electron orbitals. An electron microscope can't just snap a photo like a mobile phone camera can. The ability ...

This cartoon shows how x-rays (yellow zigzags) reveal information about atoms' electronic structure in a nickel-oxide superconductor, where nickel atoms have red electron orbitals and oxygen-atom ...

SP hybridization occurs when one s orbital and one p orbital from the same atom combine to form two new orbitals of equal energy. These new orbitals are linearly oriented 180 degrees apart, leading to ...

Why is our Universe the way it is, and not some other way? There are only three things that make it so: the laws of nature themselves, the fundamental constants governing reality, and the initial ...

A key to learning and studying chemistry is practice. Solving practice problems, working on equations and formulas should be a core feature of your daily study routine. Reviewing and working the ...