Chapter 4 Flashcards
Electromagnetic radiation
composed of perpendicular oscillating waves (electric field and magnetic field)
ex) light
Electromagnetic spectrum: frequency and wavelength
order from left to right:
frequency decreases
wavelength increases
Electromagnetic spectrum: order of energies
order from left to right:
gamma rays, x rays, ultra-violet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves, long radio waves
Electromagnetic spectrum: order of visible light colours
order from left to right:
purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red
How would you make a light bulb more intense? (brighter)
increase the amplitude of the wavelength
Explain the photoelectric effect.
Light is shined on a metal surface, where this surface absorbs the photon and its energy is transferred to an electron. Some of the energy is used to overcome the binding energy, and the rest of the energy becomes kinetic energy of the ejected electron.
Threshold frequency
energy required to eject electrons from their ground state ( metal surface )
True or False? Light has wave like properties but no particle like properties.
False. It has both
Photons
packets of energy
True or False? Electrons are only ejected if the frequency of light is high enough, it is not dependent on the intensity of light.
true.
Absorption and emission spectra: color vs black
colour: wavelengths of light that were emitted
black: wavelengths of light that were absorbed
Absorption and emission spectra: energy level diagram explanation
As photons are absorbed, it goes from the ground state to the excited state (jumps up levels).
As photons are emitted, it goes from the excited state to the ground state (goes down levels), generating heat loss.
Principle quantum number (n)
energy levels that electrons occupy and the distance electrons are from the nucleus
Principle quantum number (n) vs radius of orbitals vs energy of electron vs potential energy vs stability vs distance from nucleus vs number of nodes
as n increases: energy of electron increases potential energy decreases orbitals get larger less stable distance from nucleus increases number of nodes increases
True or False. Electrons have wave like properties.
True. This suggests that every moving object has a wavelength associated with it.
If electrons have wave-like properties, what is the consequence of this?
the position of electrons cannot be precisely defined
delocalized
Period vs group in periodic table
period: same number of atomic orbitals
group: same number of valence electrons
Azimuthal quantum number (l)
orbital shape s = 0 p = 1 d = 2 f = 3
Magnetic quantum number (ml)
orientations
if l=0, ml=0
if l=1, ml= -1, 0, +1
if l=2, ml= -2, -1, 0, +1, +2
Spin orientation quantum number (ms)
spin
ms= +1/2 and -1/2
Electron density map vs nodes
Electron density map: probability of finding electrons at a certain distance from the nucleus
Nodes: region where there is zero probability of finding the electron
What is the energy of a photon of green light of wavelength 530nm? What is the energy of a mole of these photons?
Ephoton = ch/landa Ephoton = 3.7*10^-19 J
(3.710^-19 J)(6.02210^23 mol^-1)
E of a mole of these photons = 230 000 J/mol
The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from a potassium metal surface is 3.710^-19 J. Will photons of frequencies 4.310^14 s^-1 (red light) and of 7.5*10^14 s^-1 (blue light) trigger the photoelectric effect? If so, what is the maximum kinetic energy of the ejected electrons?
threshold frequency= 5.6*10^14 s^-1
Ephoton=hv or v=E/h
for red light: 5.610^14 s^-1 (under the threshold frequency, so no electrons will be emitted)
for blue light: 7.510^14 s^-1
5.0*10^-19 J is Ephoton
Ek= Ephoton - Ebinding Ek= 1.3*10^-19 J
What is the energy change when the electron in a hydrogen atom changes from the fifth energy state to the second energy state? What is the wavelength of the photon emitted?
*emission (negative energy)
En= -2.18*10^-18 (1/nf^2 - 1/ni^2) = -4.58*10^-19 J = (absolute value) 4.58*10^-19 J landa= hc/E = 4.34*10^-7 m or 434 nm