lab exam Flashcards
when do we get emission spectra
when electrons drop from a higher energy level to a lower energy level and emit a photon
when do we get absorption spectra
when light passes through an atom and gets absorbed at certain wavelengths
when are electrons emitted due to the photoelectric affect
when the frequency of incident light is greater than the threshold frequency
when are electrons emitted due to the photoelectric affect
when the frequency of incident light is greater than the threshold frequency
what is the energy of the photons related to?
the frequency, the greater the frequency the higher the energy of the photons
what is the intensity of incident light related to
it is directly related to the number of photons emitted
what is the chemical formula for ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
C6H8O6
what is the heat capacity of an object
the amount of heat needed to change it’s temperature by 1 degree
what can a system contain? what can it not?
it can contain internal energy, it cannot contain heat or work
what is heat
energy in transition
what spectra series corresponds to transitions from n(initial) to a n(final) of 1
the lyman series
what spectra series corresponds to transitions from higher levels to n(final) = 2
balmer series
what spectra series corresponds to transitions from higher energy levels to n(final) = 3
paschen series
in which directions (across, up and down) does atomic radii increase
right to left, and top to bottom
in which directions (across, up and down) does metallic character increase
right to left and down a column
what happens during ionic bonding
a transfer of electrons
what happens during covalent bonding
electrons are shared equally
what is electronegativity
the measure of an atom’s ability to attract the bonding electron density to itself
in which directions (across, up and down) does electronegativity increase
left to right and bottom to top
when is a compound mostly ionic
when the electronegativity difference is greater approximately 2
what is the measure of an atoms ability to attract the bonding density towards itself called
electronegativity
which type of IMF is the strongest
ion-dipole