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Describe the electromagnetic spectrum |
Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible light, Ultraviolet, Xrays, Gamma rays |
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What has the shortest wavelength and highest energy? What has the longest wavelength and lowest energy? |
1. Gamma rays 2. Radio waves |
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When an electron switches energy levels to a higher orbital, is it releasing or absorbing energy? |
absorbing |
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When an electron falls down to a lower state, does it release or absorb energy? |
releases |
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produced by an atom in an excited energy state |
emission line |
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a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space |
electromagnetic radiation |
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all the forms of electromagnetic radiation |
electromagnetic spectrum |
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the distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves |
wavelength |
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the number of waves that pass a given point in a specific time, usually one second |
frequency |
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refers to the emission of electrons from a mater when light shines on the metal |
photoelectric effect |
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the minimum quantity of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom |
quantum |
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the lowest energy state of an atom is its |
ground state |
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a state in which an atom has a higher potential energy than it has in its ground state is an |
exited state |
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When a narrow beam of emitted light was shined through a prism, it was separated into four specific colors of the visible spectrum. The four bands of light were part of what is known as hydrogen's ______. |
emission-line spectrum |
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a continuous range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation |
continuous spectrum |
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Compare and contrast the continuous spectrum and the emission-line spectrum. |
The continuous spectrum is a continuous bright region with all the wavelengths of the selected region present. An emission spectrum has only bright lines in a wide dark region corresponding to the photons absorbed and emitted by the electrons. |
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occurs when matter emits electrons upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation, such as photons of light |
photoelectric effect |
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Describe the Bohr model of the atom and the quantum mechanical model of the atom- compareand contrast the two models. |
In one model, the diffraction pattern produced by a beam of electrons passed through a substance. In the second model, diffraction pattern for a beam of visible light passed through a tiny aperture. First model - light more spread out and blurred together Second model - light in rings more separated by dark color |
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states that it is impossible to determine simultaneously both the position and velocity of an electron or any other particle |
Heisenberg uncertainty principle |
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describes mathematically the wave properties of electrons and other very small particles |
quantum theory |
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a three-dimensional region around the nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron |
orbital |
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specify the properties of atomic orbitals and the properties of electrons in orbitals |
quantum numbers |
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indicates the main energy level occupied by the electron, symbolized by n |
principal quantum number |
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indicates the shape of the orbital, symbolized by l |
angular momentum quantum number |
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indicates the orientation of an orbital around the nucleus, symbolized by m |
magnetic quantum number |
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has only two values (+1/2,-1/2) which indicate the two fundamental spin states of an electron in an orbital |
spin quantum number |
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the arrangement of electrons in an atom |
electron configeration |
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an electron occupies the lowest-energy orbital that can receive it |
Aufbau principle |
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no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of h=four quantum numbers |
Pauli exclusion principle |
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orbitals of equal energy are each occupied by one electron before any orbital is occupied by a second electron, and all electrons in singly occupied orbitals must have the same spin state |
Hund's rule |
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the Group 18 elements (helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon) are called |
the noble gases |
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refers to an outer main energy level occupied, in most cases, by 8 electrons |
noble-gas configuration |
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Mendeleev's principle of chemical periodicity correctly stated here; the physical and chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers |
periodic law |
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an arrangement of the elements in order of their atomic numbers so the elements with similar properties fall in the same column or group |
periodic table |
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14 elements with atomic numbers from 58-71; similar in chemical and physical properties |
lanthanides |
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14 elements with atomic numbers from 90-103; set off below the main portion of the periodic table to save space |
actinides |
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elements of group 1 on the periodic table (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium) |
alkali metals |
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elements of group 2 on the periodic table (beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium) |
alkaline-earth metals |
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the d-block elements are metals with typical metallic properties |
transition metals |
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the p-block elements together with the s-block elements |
main-group elements |
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the elements of Group 17 (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine) |
halogens |
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may be defined as one-half the distance between the nuclei of identical atoms that are bonded together (the trend to smaller atoms across a period charge of the nucleus) |
atomic radius |
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an atomic group of banded atoms that has a positive or negative charge |
ion |
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any process that results in the formation of an ion |
ionization |
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the energy required to remove one electron from a neutral atom of any element |
ionization energy |
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the energy change that occurs when an electron is acquired by a neutral atom is called the atom's |
electron affinity |
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a positive ion is known as a |
cation |
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a negative ion is known as an |
anion |
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the electrons available to be lost, gained, or shared in the formation of chemical compounds are referred to as |
valence electrons |
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a measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract electrons from another atom in the compound (tends to increase across each period) |
electronegativity |
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How many valence electrons are in Groups number 1,2,13-18? |
1-1 2-2 3-3 14-4 15-5 16-6 17-7 18-8 |