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Atomic and molecular structure Flashcards

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Atom

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Basic building block of matter representing the smallest unit of a chemical element. Composed of some atomic particles protons, neutrons and electrons. Nucleus at the core containing protons and neutrons. Electrons in regions of space called orbitals

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Dalton’s atomic theory

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  • All elements are composed of very small particles called Adams. All Adams of an element are identical in size, mass, chemical properties
  • All compounds are composed of atoms of more than one element
  • A chemical reaction Involves the separation, combination, or rearrangement of atoms. It does not result in the creation or destruction of atoms
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Proton

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Positive charge
1 amu = 1 Da
Atomic number (Z)
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Neutron

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No charge

1 amu

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Isotopes

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One element which has different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons

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Electron

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Negative charge

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Valence electrons

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Electrons in the electron shell farthest from the nucleus. Have weaker attractive force of the positively charged nucleus

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Ion

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A positive or negative charge on an atom due to the loss or gain of electrons

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Atomic number (Z)

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The number of protons/electrons in a neutral atom

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Mass numbers (A)

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The total number of protons and neutrons

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Molecular weight

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The weight in grams per one mole of a given element

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Mole

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A unit used to count particles

Represented by Avogadro’s number

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Avogadro’s number

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6.02 x10^23

How many atoms of carbon are in 12 g of carbon-12

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Standard atomic weight

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A weighted average of all the isotopes of an element found naturally on earth

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Quantum theory

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Max Planck
Energy admitted as electromagnetic radiation from matters comes in discreet bundles called quanta
E = hf

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Planck’s constant (h)

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6.626 x 10^-34 Js

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Bohr Model

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An electron can exist only in certain fixed-energy states. A central proton around which electrons travel in a circular orbit and be centripetal force acting on the electron is the electrical force between positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons

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Ground state

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The lowest energy state of an electron

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Atomic emission spectrum

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The line spectrum of light at specific frequencies where each line on the emission spectrum corresponds to a specific electronic transition. Unique for each element

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Baller series

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Transition from n>2 to n=2

Visible and ultraviolet

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Lyman series

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Transition from n>1 to n=1

Ultraviolet

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Paschen series

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Transition from n>3 to n=3

Infrared

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Atomic absorption spectrum

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The expectation of electrons in a particular element results in energy absorptions at specific wavelengths. Wavelength of absorption correspond directly to wavelengths of the Mission

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Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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It is impossible to simultaneously determine with perfect accuracy the momentum in the position of an electron

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Orbitals

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A representation of the probability of finding an electron within a given region. A specific region with in a sub shell that may contain no more than two electrons

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Pauli exclusion principle

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No two electrons in a given atom can possess the same set of four quantum numbers

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Energy state

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The position an energy of an electron described by its quantum numbers

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Principal quantum number, n

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The shell where an electron is present in an atom

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Azimuthal quantum number, l

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Angular momentum quantum number
The subshells or sublevels that occur within each principal energy level
0 to n-1

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4l+2

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The maximum number of electrons that can exist within a sub shell

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Magnetic quantum number, ml

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The orientation of the orbital in space

l to -l

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2n^2

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The maximum number of electrons in an electron shell

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Spin quantum number, ms

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Intrinsic angular momentum

1/2 and -1/2

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Parallel spins

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Same ms value

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Paired spins

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Different ms values

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Electron configuration

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The pattern by which subshells are filled and the number of electrons within each principal level and some shell are designated

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Aufbau principle

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Subshells are filled from lowest to highest energy

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n+l rule

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The lower the sum of the first and second quantum numbers, the lower the energy of the sub shell

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Hund’s rule

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Within a given some shell, orbitals are filled such that there are a max number of half filled orbitals with parallel spins

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Paramagnetic

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Unpaired electrons. A magnetic field will align the spins of these electrons in weekly attract the atom to the field

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Diamagnetic

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No unpaired electrons. Are slightly repelled by a magnetic field

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