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Define Atomic mass

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the average mass of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element

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Define atomic radius

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the distance from the nucleus to the outermost occupied electron orbital in an atom

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State Aufbau principle

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the procedure for assigning electrons to shells, subshells, and orbitals in the order of increasing energy.

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What is Azimuthal quantum number ?

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the number designation (l) of an electron subshell.

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What is a closed shell?

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a valence shell in an atom that has the maximum number of electrons allowed by the Pauli Exclusion Principle.

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What is electron affinity?

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the amount of energy released when an electron is added to a neutral atom in the gas phase

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What is electronegativity ?

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a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract electrons from another atom in a chemical bond

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What is electron configuration?

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What is an excited state?

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higher energy state of an atom arising from the absorption of energy and the transition of electrons to higher orbitals.

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Define : Principal quantum number

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the number designation (n) of an electron shell. Proton a positively charged particle present in all atomic nuclei.

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What is meant by : quantized ?

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a quantity that is restricted to certain allowed values

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12
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How many naturally occurring elements are there?

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98

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13
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What three particles make up an atom and what are their charges?

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  1. Proton > positively charged
  2. Neutron > unchanged
  3. Electron > negatively charged
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Where is the majority of the mass of an atom located?

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Nucleus

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Where is the majority of the volume of an atom located?

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Electrons in their orbitals

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What is the atomic number of an atom equal to?

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Number of protons in the nucleus

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What is the mass number of an atom equal to?

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Number of protons + number of neutrons

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What are the atomic symbols of the following elements: (a) boron, (b) antimony, (c) silver, (d) tungsten, (e) astatine, (f) iron?

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a. B
b. Sb
c. Ag
d. W
e. At
f. Fe

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What are the names of the following elements:(a) Cl , (b) Cu , (c) Au , (d) Tl , (e) Na , (f) Rn?

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a. Chlorine
b. Copper
c. Gold
d. Thallium
e. Sodium
f. Radon

20
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What are isotopes?

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Elements that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

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How atomic mass different from mass number?

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Mass number is equal to the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
Atomic mass average mass of all naturally occurring isotopes

22
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What determines the chemistry of an atom?

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It’s electrons

23
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What is meant by electrons being quantized?

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The energy of electrons is being restricted to certain allowed values

24
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What is the quantum number that designates an electron shell? What is its letter designation?

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Principle of quantum number (n)

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What is the quantum number that designates an electron subshell? What is its letter designation?

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Azimuthal quantum number (l)

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What is the quantum number that designates the spatial orientation of an orbital? What is its letter designation?

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Magnetic quantum number (m)

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What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

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No two electrons can have the same four quantum numbers

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List the four quantum numbers, their letter designations, and their allowed values.

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  1. Principle of quantum number ….(n) …. 0,1,2,3..
  2. Azimuthal quantum number …. (l) …. -1,0,1..
  3. Magnetic quantum number …. (m) …. +l , 0 ,-l
  4. Spin quantum number …. (s) …. -½ , + ½
29
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What is the ground state of an atom?

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Electronic configuration with the lowest possible energy

30
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What creates an atomic excited state?

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Absorption of energy causing an electron to move to a higher energy orbital

31
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What is released when an electron falls from a higher orbital to a lower one?

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Energy inform of light

32
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What is the Aufbau principle?

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Procedure of assigning electrons into shells , sub shells and orbitals in oder of increasing energy

33
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What is Hund’s Rule?

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Electrons will occupy orbitals individually before occupying them in pairs

34
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List the electron subshells in the order of increasing energy.

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