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what are the high points of the wavelength
crest
what are the low points of the wavelength
trough
what is the distance between any two corresponding points on successive waves
wavelength
a periodic bank-and-forth motion that transmits energy
wave
number of complete waves that pass by a point in a given time
frequency
the idea that light can be pictured as streams of tiny particles emitted by light sources
particle theory of light (Sir Isaac Newton)
light consists of a series of waves rather than individual particles
wave theory of light (Christiaan Huygens)
tiny bundles or "packets" of energy
photons
a spectrum containing the complete array of colors, by contrast
continuous spectrum
the lowest energy state of an electron
ground state
higher energy states of an electron
excited states
what is the speed of light in a vacuum
3.00×10 to the 8th
smallest fundamental constant
6.63 x 10 negative 34
measurement for waves per second
hertz
an arrangement of all forms of electromagnetic radiation in order of
electromagnetic spectrum
waves that cannot move at the speed of light
matter waves
when an electron in an atom behaves as a three-dimensional matter wave containing an integral number of wavelengths in an orbit
standing wave
light and matter can behave both as particles and as waves
wave-particle duality
a definite path in space
orbit
a region of space in which there is a high probability of finding the electron
orbitals
what states that it is impossible to simultaneously determine the momentum (mass times velocity) and the position of an electron with precision
uncertainty principle
Bohr electron structure contribution
quantum model for the hydrogen atom
de Broglie electron structure contribution
particles in motion have properties of waves
Schrodinger electron structure contribution
electron in atom behaves as wave
Heisenberg electron structure contribution
electron's position and momentum cannot be measured simultaneously with position
what quantum number describes the shell in which the electron is located (symbol?)
principal quantum number (n)
what quantum number is the type and shape of the orbital (symbol?)
subshell quantum number (l)
what quantum number describes the orientation of the orbital in space
Orbital quantum number
what is the main energy level of an atom
electron shell
what principal states that no two electrons in an atom may have the same set of four quantum numbers
Pauli exclusion principle
the outer most electrons
valence electrons
what is another name for the electron dot formula
Lewis symbol
who developed the periodic table of elements
Mendeleev
what states that the physical and chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
periodic law
a repetition of similar properties every eight element (the first was like the eighth, the second was like the ninth...)
law of octaves
specifies the order in which subshells fill with electrons
aufbau principle
complete arrangement of electrons in an atom
electron configuration
outermost electrons
valence electrons
what is a row of elements
period
elements in the same column
group
Author
Rayna
ID
343193
Card Set
Chem 7-8
Description
A Beka 12th grade science
Updated
2018-11-08T22:12:22Z
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