Chapter 5 and 6 Test Flashcards
The Bohr Model
- Created by Neils Bohr
- Showed how energy of an atom changes when absorbing or emitting light
- Proposed that an electron is found only in specific circular paths, or orbits, around the nucleus.
- Each orbit= different energy level
- Absorbs energy–> higher orbit
- Emits energy–> lower orbit
Limitations of Rutherford’s Atomic Model
- RAM: Explained only a few simple properties of an element
- RAM: Could not explain the chemical properties of an element
Ground State
- When an electron is at the lowest energy orbit (stable)
- When at a high energy level, an electron is unstable)
What is the formula for energy emitted by an electron?
E=h x v
- V is the frequency
- H is a constant #
What are the two things that effect the color being emitted by an electron when releasing energy?
- The electrons in their outer energy levels are unique for each element
- The quantum of energy released. The quantum released is represented by the distance of energy levels .
Energy levels
- The fixed energies an electron can have
- Unequally spread upart
Quantum
-The amount of energy required to move an electron from one energy level to another energy level
The Bohr model vs. Rutherford’s Atomic Model
- RAM: could not explain why elements that have been heated to higher temps give off different colors of light
- Bohr model explains that when an atom emits light it is moving from one energy level to another
The Quantum Mechanical Model
- Created by Edward Schrodinger
- Devised a mathematical equation to describe the behavior of the electron in a hydrogen atom
- Came from mathematical solutions to the Schrodinger equation
The Quantum Mechanical Model vs. The Bohr Model
- The quantum mechanical model describes the energy of electrons like the Bohr Model
- Unlike the Bohr Model, QMM does not specify the exact path the electron takes around the nucleus
Orbitals
- A region of space an electron will be in at any given time
- Types: S,D, F, P
Sublevel
-The shape of an orbital
Aufbau principle
-Electrons occupy the orbitals of the lowest energy level first
Hund’s rule
- Every orbital in a subshell gets one electron before any orbital gets 2 electrons
- Single electrons have parallel spin
Pauli Exclusion Principle
-To occupy the same orbital, two electrons must have opposite spins.