Finals Vocab Flashcards
The lowest energy state of an atom or particle
Ground state
Any state that has a higher energy than the ground state
Excited state
If two electrons are in the same orbital, they have opposite spin
Pauli exclusion principle
Electrons fill orbitals one at a time
Hund’s rule
Substance that evaporates easily
Volatile substance
From solid to gas directly
Sublimation
Liquid to gas
Evaporation
Gas to solid
Deposition
When vapor pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure
Boiling point
When vapor is equal to atmospheric pressure at 1 atm
Normal boiling point
The pressure of a gas above a liquid
Vapor pressure
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
Melting point
When the solution begins to change color, indicating an end to the experiment
End point
Strong acids
Bromine
Iodine
Chlorine
NO3
SO4
CLO3
CLO4
Strong bases
A metal + hydroxide is a strong base