Chapter 6

Question 1

visible light is only a small component of the continum of radiant energy known as the

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electromagnetic spectrum

Question 2

the distance between identical points on successive waves

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wavelength

Question 3

the number of waves that pass through a particular point in 1 second

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frequency

Question 4

the vertical distance from the midline of a wave to the top of the peak or the bottom of the trough

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amplitude

Question 5

has both an electric field component and a magnetic component

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electromagnetic wave

Question 6

when a solid is heated, it emits electromagnetic radiation

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blackbody radiation

Question 7

energy is the smallest quantity of energy that can be emitted (or absorbed)

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quantum

Question 8

particles of light

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photons

Question 9

a substance can be seen by energizing a sample of material with some form of energy

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emission spectrum

Question 10

are the emission of light only at specific wavelengths

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line spectra

Question 11

the lowest state

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ground state

Question 12

each energy state in which n>1

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excited state

Question 13

reasoned that if light can behave like a stream of particles (photons) then electrons could exhibit wavelike properties

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Louis de Broglie

Question 14

the amplitude of the wave is zero

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node

Question 15

states that it is impossible to know simultaneously both the momentum and the position of a particle with certainty

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heisenberg uncertainty principle

Question 16

derived a complex mathematical formula to incorporate the wave and particle characteristics of electrons

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erwin schrodinger

Question 17

the probability of finding an electron in a certain area of space is proportional to w2

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electron density

Question 18

are required to describe the distribution of electron density in an atom

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quantum numbers

Question 19

there are three quantum numbers necessary to describe

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atomic orbital

Question 20

the principal quantum number

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specifies size

Question 21

the angular moment quantum number

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specifies shape

Question 22

the magnetic quantum number

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specifies orientation

Question 23

designates the size of the orbital

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principal quantum number

Question 24

collection of orbitals with the same value of n is frequently

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shell

Question 25

describes the shape of the orbital

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angular quantum number

Question 26

collection of orbitals with the same value of n and i is referred to as a

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subshell

Question 27

is used to specify an electron’s spin

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electron spin quantum number

Question 28

are spherical in shape but different in size

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s orbitals

Question 29

describes how the electrons are distributed in the various atomic orbitals

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electron configuration

Question 30

no two electrons can have the same four quantum numbers

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pauli exclusion principle

Question 31

states that electrons are added to the lowest energy orbitals first before moving to higher energy orbitals

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aufbau principle

Question 32

states that electrons are added to the lowest energy orbitals first moving to higher energy orbitals

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aufbau principle

Question 33

the most stable arrangement of electrons is the one in which the number of electrons with the same spin is maximized

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hund’s rule