Electronic Stucture Flashcards
Relative isotopic mass
The mass of an atom of an isotope compared with 1/12 of the mass of C – 12
(Equal to mass number)
Relative atomic mass
Ar, The weighted mean mass of an atom when compared to 1/12 of an atom of C – 12.
Weighted mean mass
The mass of all isotopes of an element taking into account each abundance
Nitrate ion
NO3-
Sulphate ion 
SO4 2-
Phosphate ion
PO4 3-
Ammonium ion
NH4+
Hydroxide ion
OH-
Carbonate ion
CO3 2-
Polyatomic ion
Few atoms joined by covalent bonds with an overall charge
Elemental ions
Single atoms 
Cation
+
Anion
-
Electrons occupy subshells in order of
Increasing energy
Which subshell are electrons lost from first
4s
Spin
Cause electrons are negatively charged they always repel causing spin
WhyAre all orbitals of the same energy occupied before singly purring
Reduce repulsion
Two atoms which lose from 3-D subshell first (exceptions)
Cu-29
Cr-24
Orbital
Region of space within an atom that can hold up to 2 electrons with opposite spin
S – orbital shape
Sphere
P– Orbital shape
Propellor
Block of an element tells you what
Its highest energy subshell
subshells in shell 4
spdf
total electrons in f sub-shell
14