atomic structure (eletron shells and quantum numbers))

Question 1

atomic shell

Answer 1

orbit that electrons follow around nucleus of an atom

each shell can only hold specific number of and they increase in energy as they become further from nucleus

Question 2

how are atomic shells labeled

Answer 2

labelled using principal quantum numbers (1st hell ,2nd ,3rd ..) or x-ray nations (K or 1st shell,L,M,N…)

Question 3

quantum numbers

Answer 3

series of numbers and letters which describe the position and energy of an electron in an atom

Question 4

principal quantum numbers (n)

Answer 4

describes the shell in which an atom resides

beginning with closest atomic shell to nucleus

has values of 1,2,3,4 etc

Question 5

atomic subshells

Answer 5

subdivision of electrons shells, each containing up to a specific amount of electrons

labelled as s,p,d or f

Question 6

azimuthal quantum shell number (l)

Answer 6

describes atomic subshell electron resides and tells you about the shape of electron orbit

labelled as s,p,d or f and has value of 0,1,2, etcA

Question 7

atomic orbital

Answer 7

function which describes a region of space where there is a high chance of finding an electron

Question 8

magnetic quantum number (m or ml)

Answer 8

describes atomic orbital within a subshell and defines induvial orbits

value range from negative l to positive l

Question 9

spin quantum number

Answer 9

describes direction electron spin for given electron

has value either -1/2 or +1/2 only

Question 10

shell label (K)

Answer 10

n = 1

subshells = s

sunshells l valvues = 0

no. of orbitals per subshell = 1

no. of electrons = 2

total electron capacity