Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom

Question 1

Orbital def.

Answer 1

a volume of space where there’s a high probability of finding the electron

Question 2

Heisenburg Uncertainty principle

Answer 2

How its impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle at any given time

Question 3

Wave function def.

Answer 3

A mathematical description of an orbital in an atom where an electron of a certain energy is likely to be found

Question 4

The Quantum Mechanical Model

Answer 4

1. Electrons can be in different orbitals by absorbing or emitting quanta of energy
2. The location of electrons is only known as a probability distribution