chapter 6

Question 1

all light is some form of?

Answer 1

electromagnetic radiation

Question 2

all light travels at what speed

Answer 2

3.0 x 10^8

Question 3

what is the symbol for wavelength ?

Answer 3

lambda (little hook looking thingy)

Question 4

what is the symbol for frequency ?

Answer 4

V (nu)

Question 5

for light, speed C

Answer 5

C=(lambda) (nu)

C = 3.0 x 10^8

Question 6

what did planck say?

Answer 6

energy can only be absorbed or released from atoms in certain amounts called quanta

Question 7

what does h equal?
in E= hv

Answer 7

6.63 x 10^-34

Question 8

radiation composed of only one wavelength are called ?

Answer 8

monochromatic light

Question 9

radiation that spans a whole array of wavelengths is called continuous

Answer 9

spectrum

Question 10

lowest energy state ?

Answer 10

ground state

Question 11

higher energy state ?

Answer 11

excited state

Question 12

what are the numbers for shells ?

Answer 12

1
2
3
4

Question 13

what are the labels of the subshells ?

how many subshells does each shell have

Answer 13

s
p
d
f

the shell numbers is also the number of subshells it contains

Question 14

how many orbitals does each sub shell have ?

Answer 14

s =1
p= 3
d= 5
f= 7