Class: RubyChem::Valence

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/rubychem/valence.rb

Constant Summary collapse

Fillorder = 
["1s","2s","2p","3s","3p","4s","3d","4p","5s","4d","5p","6s","4f","5d","6p","7s","5f","6d","7p"]

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(k) ⇒ Valence

Returns a new instance of Valence.



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# File 'lib/rubychem/valence.rb', line 6

def initialize(k)
 @mass = k
  determine_valence(@mass)
  @calc_valence = Hash.new
  @calc_valence = calculate_electronic_config
  identify_valence_electrons
end

Instance Attribute Details

#calc_valence ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute calc_valence.



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# File 'lib/rubychem/valence.rb', line 4

def calc_valence
  @calc_valence
end

Instance Method Details

#calculate_electronic_config ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/rubychem/valence.rb', line 14

def calculate_electronic_config
  @shell_location = 0
  1.upto(100) do |x|
    until @v <= 0
      shell_electrons = determine_valence_electrons_in_shell(@shell_location)
      @before_subtract = @v
      @v -= shell_electrons       	
      @calc_valence[Fillorder[@shell_location]] = shell_electrons
      move_on(@v)
    end
  end
 @calc_valence
end