atomic structure Flashcards

1
Q

Z

A

atomic number, # protons, goes bottom left

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2
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A

A

mass number, + protons and neutrons, goes top left

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3
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utility of mass number

A

gives mass of atom in amu and mass of mole of atoms in grams
1 carbon = 12 amu
1 mol carbon = 12 g

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4
Q

electron energy has _____ energy when further away from nucleus

A

higher

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5
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formula for the energy of a photon/quantum

A

E = hf = hc/lamda

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6
Q

formula for angular momentum of an electron

A

L = nh/2pi

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7
Q

formula for energy of the electron

A

E = - RH/n^2

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8
Q

energy is ______ proportional to principle quantum number

A

directly

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9
Q

formula relating energy of electron to that of photon emitted when that electron goes down in energy level

A

E = hf = -RH(1/ni^2 - 1/nf^2)

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10
Q

absorption spectrum looks the same as the

A

emission spectrum

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11
Q

heisenberg uncertainty principle

A

can’t know position and momentum with perfect accuracy at the same time

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12
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maximum number of electrons within a shell

A

2n^2 where n is the principle quantum number

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13
Q

principle quantum number

A

n

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14
Q

azimuthal quantum number

A

angular momentum, l

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15
Q

possible values of l

A

0 to (n-1)

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16
Q

if l = 1, what general subshell?

A

p

17
Q

if l = 0, what general subshell?

A

s

18
Q

if l = 2, what general subshell?

A

d

19
Q

if l = 3, what general subshell?

A

f

20
Q

if n=4 and l=2, what subshell are we in?

A

4d

21
Q

ml represents

A

particular orbital within subshell in which an electron is most likely to be found

22
Q

ml is the ____ quantum number

A

magnetic

23
Q

for any n, there are this many orbitals

A

n^2

24
Q

number of possible values of ml

A

2l + 1

25
Q

what the possible values of ml are

A

from -l…0…l

26
Q

aufbau principle

A

electrons fill from lower-to-higher

27
Q

hund’s

A

bus seats

28
Q

electron configuration of chromium

A

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d5

29
Q

states most stable

A

1/2 filled or completely filled

30
Q

attracted to magnetic field

A

paramagnetic

31
Q

attracted to magnetic field when

A

electrons are unpaired (electrons have no friends, so they reach out to the magnetic field)

32
Q

valence electrons of transition elements live in

A

highest s and d subshells, though their principal quantum numbers will differ

33
Q

electron configuration Hf

A

Xe4f145d26s2

34
Q

electron configuration Pm

A

Xe4f56s2

35
Q

valence electrons of transition elements of act/lan live

A

in highest s and f subshells, though their principal quantum number may be different

36
Q

violate octet rule

A

all elements in period three (starting with Na) and below, fill empty d orbitals