Week 1 Flashcards
What defines material properties?
Structure, ‘arrangement of internal components’
can be subatomic, atomic, nanostructure, microstructure or macrostructure
What is atomic mass?
Sum of masses protons and neutrons within the nucleus
What is are Isotopes?
Atoms with two or more difference atomic masses
What is atomic weight?
Weighted average of atomic masses of the atom’s naturally occurring isotopes
How do we calculate average atomic weight?
Average atomic weight = sum of [fraction of occurrence multiplied by atomic weight of isotope]
Definition of Quantum mechanics
Laws/principles governing atomic and subatomic entities
What is the Wave-Mechanical Model
Electron considered to exhibit both wave and particle-like characteristics
How does the Wave-Mechanical Model define position?
not perceived as a particle moving a discrete orbital but but by probability distribution/electron cloud (electron at various locations around the nucleus)
What are the four quantum numbers and their symbols?
Principle Quantum Size/Primary Number - n Shape/Secondary Quantum Number - l (n-1) Orientation - ml (-l to +l) Spin - ms (+1/2 or -1/2)
What are the letter designations for the values of l
0 - s 1 - p 2 - d 3 - f 4 - g 5 - h
What is the ground state?
When all electrons in atom occupy lowest possible energies
What is electron configuration?
(structure of an atom) manner in which these states are occupied
i.e Oxygen(O)
1s2 2s2 2p4
What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?
No electron state can hold more than two electrons that must have opposite spins
What is Electron State?
Values of energy that are permitted electrons
Trend for electronegativity
Increases going to the right and up(Highest EN - F 4.0)
Decreases going to the left and down(Lowest EN - Fr/Cs 0.7)
What is a property?
Trait in terms of kind and magnitude of reaction to an imposed stimulus.
What are the 6 property classifications?
1) Mechanical
2) Electrical
3) Thermal
4) Magnetic
5) Optical
6) Deteriorative
Mechanical properties?
Applied load; strength, stiffness, resistance to fracture, elasticity.
Electrical properties?
Applied electric field; conductivity; dielectric constant.
Thermal properties?
Temperature change, expansion, heat capacity.
Magnetic properties?
Applied magnetic field, susceptibility, magnetization.
Optical properties?
Electromagnetic radiation, reflectivity, refraction, absorption.
Deteriorative properties?
Chemical reactivity, corrosion, electrode potential.
What defines properties?
Structure; arrangement of internal components.
Subatomic scale?
Electrons within atoms; energies and interactions with nuclei.
What’s the atomic level?
Organization of atom to form molecules or crystals.
Nanostructure level?
Atom aggregates < ~100nm (nanoparticles).
Microstructure level?
Structural elements viewed under microscope.
100nm < size < 1 + mm
Macrostructure level?
Structural elements viewed by naked eye
1+mm < size < 1+ meter
What’s the modified paradigm?
Processing —> Structure —> Properties —> Performance —> Reuse/Recyclability
What’s the Classic Paradigm?
Processing —> Structure —> Structure —> Properties —> Performance
What are the 3 primary Solid Materials?
Metals, ceramics, polymers (Based in chemical makeup and atomic structure)
What’s a metal material?
Mainly metallic elements (nonmetallic in relatively small amounts); atoms arranged in orderly manner
What’s a ceramic material?
Compound between metallic and non-metallic (most frequently oxides,nitrides and carbides); Tetrahedral like structures.