Why is it that atoms must have 8 valence electrons in order to be stable?
Aren't electrons most stable when the orbital is completely filled? Helium's electron configuration is 1s^2, Neon's is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6, etc. All the noble gases, except for helium, have the p orbital filled.
I'm...
Homework Statement
Show that the energy-momentum relationship, E^2 = p^2 * c^2 + (m*c^2)^2, follows from the expressions E = (gamma)*m*c and p = (gamma)*m*u
where
(gamma) = 1 / sqrt(1 - (u^2)/(c^2)) the lorentz transformation factor.
m is the rest mass.
c is the speed of light
u is the...
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