Exam 2 Lecture 7 Flashcards
The deBroglie wavelength of matter The deBroglie wavelength of matte
h=6.62607004 × 10-34 m2 kg / s
lower case v is “velocity”

Who is this guy?
What did he discover?

Werner Heisenberg
The dual nature of matter (a particle and a wave) places limitations on the preciseness with which we can know both the location and the momentum (mass x velocity) of an object

IF you can Know location precisely,
then momentum is uncertain
If you can Know momentum precisely,
then location is uncertain
Earth Wavelength
miniscule

baseball wavelength
moderate

electron wavelength
relatively moderate

Who is this guy?
What does he say about electrons?

Erwin Schrodinger
The behavior of the electron is better described b y g focusin g on it’s wavelike p p ro perties
An orbit:
a defined, known pathway
An orbital:

a probability function; “the probability that the probability that an electron will be found in a given location”

An orbital: A description of….
the distribution of electron density in space
Orbitals have a characteristic ……
shape and energy
What do the dots represent?

Each dot represents a position where an electron may be found at any given moment with respect to the nucleus, which is at the center of the axes
Orbitals of a given shape (within a subshell)….
have a specific orientation in space
Orbital quantum numbers
n, l, ml, ms
n lables…

n possible values…

n notes

n name

l name

ml name

ml labels….

ml possible values

ml notes












































