Unit 6.1-6.3 Quiz Flashcards
what is the SI unit of measuring quantity
the mole
how many representative particles are in a mole
6.02*10^23
what is a representative particle
the smallest piece of matter of a substance that has the substance’s chemistry
what is the representative particle for a compound
the molecule
what is the representative particle for most elements
an atom
what are the diatomic elements
h2, n2, o2, f2, cl2, br2, i2
what are the three questions that rutheford’s model exposed?
how were the electrons arranged?
Why weren’t they being pulled into the nucleus?
What about atomic structure allowed different elements to give out different colored light?
what is electromagnetic radiation
its energy that moves through space like a wave
what is amplitude
the wave’s height from zero to crest
what is wavelength
the distance between the crests
what is frequency
the number of wave cycles to pass a given point per unit of time
the colors we see are called
the visible spectrum
the visible spectrum is just a small portion of wat
electromagnetic radiation
how fast does all electromagnetic radiation travel in a vacuum
at the speed of light
what two questions did scientists ask that couldn’t be explained with light simply as a wave
why does the same metal give off only specific wavelengths of light at certain temperatures?
and why do some metals emit electrons when exposed to only certain frequencies of light?
what did mac planck discover
he discovered that matter can only gain or lose energy in small specific amounts called quanta
the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom (not a set amount–depends on the atom and circumstances)
quantum
in this effect, electrons are emitted from the surface of a metal’s when light of a certain frequency or higher shines on the surface
photoelectric effect
who proposed that light isn’t a pure wave of energy
alber einstein