Atom Structures And Orbitals Flashcards
How do electrons move according to Bohr
In circles around the nucleus
Impossible to know both momentum and position at the same instant
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
In Bohr we are only able to describe…
Precise orbit of electron
Wave functions must be
Single valued
First derivatives must be
Continuous
Wave functions must approach — as r approaches —
0; infinity
Responsible for determining the overall energy of an atomic orbital
Quantum number n
Determines angular momentum and orbital shape
QN L
Determines orientation of angular momentum vector in a magnetic field or position of an orbital in space
QN ml
Determines orientation of electron magnetic moment and describes electron spin within orbital
Quantum number ms
A nodal surface is a space with…
No electron density
Build up of electrons in atom results from continuously increasing quantum numbers
Aufbau
Requires that each electron in atom have unique set of quantum numbers
Pauli exclusion
Electrons must be placed in orbitals to give max total possible spin
Hunds
Have the same energy
Degenerate orbitals
Lyman part of spectrum
UV
Balmer part of spectrum
VIS
Paschen part of spectrum
IR
Bohr’s two postulates
Stationary states exist in which energy of electron is constant and characterized by circular orbit around nucleus. Energy of absorbs or emits only when electron moves states