Electrons are the ‘glue’ that hold molecules and compounds together.
We just finished a chapter where we looked at a few nuclear reactions.
In these nuclear reactions we rearranged the nucleus.
Chemical reactions typically involve some rearrangement of the electrons.
In this chapter we will look at the nature of the electron with an eye
toward the future where we will use this information to begin to understand
chemical bonding.
When we last left our atom we had the nucleus in the center surrounded by electrons. An interesting experiment was about to require us to examine our view of the electrons. This experiment involved the spectra of elements.