Chemistry Flashcards
What does the Principal quantum number inform?
energy levels
what does the orbital angular momentum quantum numbers inform?
sub-levels
what do magnetic quantum numbers inform?
orbitals
what do electron spin quantum numbers inform?
electrons
What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?
you can never be certain of two properties (speed/direction) at the same time
what is aufbaus principle?
electrons fill orbitals starting at the lowest available energy states before filling higher states
What is the Pauli-exclusion principle?
two or more identical particles w a half-integer spin cant occupy the same quantum state within a quantum system simultaneously
What is Hunds rule?
every orbital in a subshell is singly occupied with one electron before any one orbital is twice occupied; all electrons in singly occupied orbitals have the same spin
The dot diagram
The little numbers above each column ( not counting the ‘d’ level) are how many dots go on the element in specified column. where 13 is, is actually ‘3’