Chapter 5 - Electrons Flashcards

1
Q

What is the value of the speed of light?

A

3.00x10^8 m/s

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2
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What does light behave like?

A

A wave

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3
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What does wavelength mean and what is measured as?

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The distance between waves. It is measured in some form of meters (often, nanometers).

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4
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What does frequency mean and what is it measured as?

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How many waves pass a given point per second. It is measured in Hertz (Hz), also known as “inverse seconds” (s-1).

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5
Q

The wavelength and frequency of light are ________________

A

Inversely proportional

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6
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What do each of the variables in this equation stand for: c=λυ

A

c = speed of light (3.00x10^8 m/s)
λ = wavelength
υ = Frequency

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7
Q

When you pass light through a prism, it emits it’s

A

atomic emission spectra

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8
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The ______ away from the nucleus an electron is, the higher its energy level.

A

Farther

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9
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True or false; the Bohr Model works for all elements

A

False; it only works for hydrogen

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10
Q

What can be used to “excite” an electron?

A

Heat, electricity, or light

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11
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What does the electron release when it falls back to it’s ground state?

A

A photon with the same amount of energy needed to excite the electron.

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12
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What formula can be used to find the energy of a photon?

A

E=hυ
E = energy of photon
h = Planck’s Constant
u = frequency

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13
Q

Energy is _____

A

quantized

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14
Q

A quantum is to energy what an atom is to _________

A

matter

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15
Q

A quantum of light is called a _______

A

Photon

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16
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Do photon’s have mass?

A

No; they are tiny amounts of energy

17
Q

The energy of a photon is ________ to its frequency

A

Proportional

18
Q

If you square the wave function, you get the _____________ of finding an electron in a certain place at a certain time.

A

Probability

19
Q

Electron Configurations describe where an electron is ____ ______ to be, using the quantum mechanical model.

A

Most likely

20
Q

An atomic orbital is

A

A mathematical expression describing the probability of finding an electron at various locations; usually represented by the region of space around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron.

21
Q

Quantum mechanical model is

A

The modern description, primarily mathematical, of the behavior of electrons in atoms

22
Q

Spin is

A

a quantum mechanical property of electrons that may be thought of as clockwise or counterclockwise.

23
Q

How many principle energy levels are there?

24
Q

How many sublevels are there?

A

4; s, d, p, f

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What is the s orbital the shape of?
A sphere
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What is the p sublevel the shape of?
Two balloons
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What is the d sublevel the shape of?
A clover
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What does the Pauli Exclusion Principle state?
The Pauli Exclusion Principle states that an atomic orbital can hold up to two electrons.
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What does the Aufbau Principle state?
That electrons fill lowest energy orbitals first.
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What does Hund's rule state?
That electrons occupy orbitals of the same energy in a way that maximizes the number of unpaired electrons.