Chemistry - Ch 6 Flashcards

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Electronic structure (of atoms)

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arrangements of electrons in atoms

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Electromagnetic radiation

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carries energy through space; radiant energy; example = visible light

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Speed of light

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3.00 x 10^8 m/s

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Wavelength

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distance between two adjacent peaks (or two adjacent troughs)

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Frequency

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number of complete wavelengths (or cycles) that pass a given point each second

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Amplitude

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relates to the intensity of the radiation, which is the maximum extent of the oscillation of the wave

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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various types of electromagnetic radiation arranged in order of increasing wavelength

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Hertz

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cycles per second (Hz)

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Blackbody radiation

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the emission of light from hot objects

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Photoelectric effect

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the emission of electrons from metal surfaces on which light shines; explained by Albert Einstein using Planck’s Quantum Theory

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Emission spectra

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the emission of light from electronically excited gas atoms

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Quantum

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“fixed amount”; smallest quantity of energy that can be emitted or absorbed as electromagnetic radiation; named by Max Planck; Energy (E) = h (Planck’s Constant) times nu (v)

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Planck’s Constant

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6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second (j-s)

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Photon

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“energy packet” that behaves like a tiny particle; part of the photoelectric effect; Einstein deduced that each photon must have an energy to Planck’s constant times the frequency of light (E = hv)

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Work function

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certain amount of energy required for an electron to overcome the attractive forces that hold it in the metal

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16
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Photochemical reactions

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radiation breaks chemical bonds

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17
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Monochromatic

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radiation composed of a single wavelength

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18
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Spectrum

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produced from radiation is separated into its different wavelength components

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Continuous spectrum

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rainbow of colors, containing light of all wavelengths

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Line spectrum

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a spectrum containing radiation of only specific wavelengths

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Rydberg equation

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allowed the calculation of the wavelengths of all the spectral lines of hydrogen

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Ground state

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lowest energy state (n=1) of an atom

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Excited state

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electron in a higher, less negative orbit

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Momentum

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product of the mass and velocity of an object

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Matter waves
wave characteristics of material particles; coined by De Broglie
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Uncertainty Principle
by Heisenberg; dual nature of matter places a fundamental limitation on how precisely we can know both the location and the momentum of any object; limitation becomes important only when we deal with matter at the subatomic level (with masses as small as that of an electron)
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Wave functions
series of mathematical functions that describe the electron in an atom
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Probability density (electron density)
Psi squared; = square of the wave function; represents the probability that the electron will be found at a particular location
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Orbitals
Set of wave functions and corresponding energies
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Electron shell
collection of orbitals with the same value of n
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Subshell
set of orbitals with the same n and l values
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Radial probability function
probability that the electron will be found a certain distance from the nucleus
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Node
intermediate point at which a probability function goes to zero
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Degenerate
Orbitals with the same energy
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Electron spin
intrinsic property of electrons that causes each electron to behave as if it were a tiny sphere spinning on its own axis
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Spin Magnetic Quantum Number
quantum number associated with the electron spin; may have values of + 1/2 or -1/2
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Pauli Exclusion Principle
No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers (n, l, ml, & ms)
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Electron configuration
the way in which electrons are distributed among the various orbitals of an atom
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Hund's Rule
for degenerate orbitals, the lowest energy is attained when the number of electrons with the same spin is maximized
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Core electrons
inner shell electrons
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Outer-shell electrons
electrons given the after the noble-gas core
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Valence electrons
electrons involved in chemical bonding
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Transition elements (transition metals)
4th row of the periodic table; 10 elements wider than two previous rows
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Lanthanide elements (rare earth elements)
14 elements corresponding to the filling of the 4f orbitals
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Actinide elements
final row of the periodic table; begins by filling the 7s orbitals; most are radioactive, not found in nature
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Representative elements (main-group elements)
s block and p block of the periodic table together
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F-block metals
below the main portion of the periodic table, two tan rows with 14 columns; valance f orbitals are being filled