Magnetic Properties of Atoms
This type of material is weakly repelled by a magnetic field and has all electrons paired.
diamagnetic
This diagram uses dots to represent an element’s valence electrons.
Lewis electron dot symbol
This type of bond forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
ionic bond
This magnetic behavior is caused by unpaired electrons and results in weak attraction to a magnet.
paramagnetism
The dots in a Lewis symbol represent these electrons.
valence electrons
This type of bond forms when atoms share electrons.
covalent bond
Iron, cobalt, and nickel exhibit this strong, permanent form of magnetism.
ferromagnetism
This group of elements typically has eight valence electrons and shows eight dots in Lewis symbols.
noble gases
This type of attraction holds oppositely charged ions together.
electrostatic attraction
This subatomic property of electrons is responsible for magnetic behavior in atoms
electron spin
Carbon is placed in Group 4A, so its Lewis dot symbol contains this many dots
4
This force holds positively charged metal ions together in a sea of electrons.
metallic bonding
This happens when magnetic domains in a material become aligned.
magnetization
Lewis symbols are especially useful for predicting this property of atoms
bonding behavior
This property determines how strongly an atom attracts electrons in a bond.
electronegativity/electron affinity