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how many quantum numbers are used to describe the energy state of an electron in an atom
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4
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a spherical electron cloud surroudning an atomic nucleus would best repersent
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an s orbital
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an energy level of n=4 can hold _______- electrons
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32
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en energy level of n=2 can hold _____ electrons
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8
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an electron for which n=4 has more ___ than an electron for which n=2
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energy
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the modern model of the atom that treates electrons as waves
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quantum mechanical model of the atom
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states that it is impossible to know both the velocity and the position of a particle at the same time
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Heisenbery uncertainty principle
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a three dimensinal region around the nucleus representnig the probabiliyy of finding an electron
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atomic orbital
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originally applied ot the hydrogen atom, it led to the quantum mechanical model of the atom
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Schrodinger wave equation
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atomic orbitals ________ have an exactly defined size
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do not
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each orbital may contain at most _____ electrons
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two
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all s orbitals are _____
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spherically shaped
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a principal enenrgy has __ energy sublevels
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n
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the maximum number of _ related to each principal energy level equals 2n2
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electrons
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there are __ equal energy p orbital
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three
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hydroven's principal energy level 2 consists of __ orbitals
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2s and 2p
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hydroven's principal energy level 3 consists of _____ orbitals
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nine
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the bending of a wave as it passes by t he edge of an object is called
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diffraction
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when waves overpal each other ____ occurs
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interferance
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the wave properties of electrons and other very small particles are described mathematically by
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quantum theory
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an orbtal, a three dimensiaonal region aroundt he nucleus indicates
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the probable location of an electron
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wave functions give only the probability of finding an electron at a given place around the nucleus
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true
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what are quantum numbers
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numbers that specify the properties of atomic orbitals and the properties of electrons in orbits
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principal quantum #
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n, main enrgy levels surrounding nucleus
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angular momentum number
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l, shape of an orbital
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magnetic quantum number
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m, orientation of an orbital about teh nucleus
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what does the spin number indicate
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+1/2, -1/2 the two possible states of an electron orbital
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