4.5 Atomic Structure

Question 1

What is the emission spectrum?

Answer 1

light separated into its component wavelengths

Question 2

What is an atoms emission spectrum?

Answer 2

gives an energetic fingerprint of the element; consists of a unique sequence of bright lines that correlates to specific wavelengths and energies

Question 3

What is the Bohr model of the atom?

Answer 3

proposes that electrons in an atom orbit the nucleus in circular paths and distance to the nucleus is related to the energy of the electrons; electrons exists at quantized energy states

Question 4

What is the Quantum model of an atom?

Answer 4

states that electrons can only exist at discrete energy levels and there are four quantum numbers designating the shell, spin, subshell, and orbital

Question 5

What is the energy shell?

Answer 5

(n) - analogous to the Bohr model

Question 6

What is the energy subshell?

Answer 6

comprised of one or more orbitals and is denoted by either s, p, d, or f that describes the shape and energy of the orbital

Question 7

What is an orbital?

Answer 7

three dimensional region around the nucleus in which the electron is most likely to be found

Question 8

What does spin-paired mean?

Answer 8

when an electron orbital is full with its two electrons

Question 9

What is the maximum amount of electrons per orbital?

Answer 9

two