Question | Answer |
electronmagnetic radiation | a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it traver through space |
wavelength | the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave |
frequency | the number of waves that pass a given point for a second |
amplitude | a wave heights from the orgin to a crest or from theorigin to a tough |
electromagnetic spectrum | encompasses all forms of electronmagnetic raditon |
quantum | the minimum amount of energy that can be grand or lost by an atom |
Planck's constant | has a value of [6.626x10^-34Jxs] |
photoelectric effect | are emitted from a metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on a surface |
photon | a particle of electronmagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy |
atomic emission spectrum | an element is the set of frequencies of the electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of the element |
ground state | the lowest allowable energy state of an atom |
de Broglie equation | predicts that all moving particles have wave characteristics |
heisenberg uncertainty principle | states that it is fundamentally impossinle to know precisely both the velocity and position of a particle at the same time |
quantum mechanical model of the atom | atomic model in which electrons are treated as waves |
atomic orbital | a three dimensional regin around the nucleus |
principal quantum number | that indicates the relative sizes and energies of atomic orbitals |
principal energy levels | specifies the atoms energy level |
energy sublevels | the energy levels contained within principal energy level |
electronmagnetic radiation | a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it traver through space |
wavelength | the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave |
frequency | the number of waves that pass a given point for a second |
amplitude | a wave heights from the orgin to a crest or from theorigin to a tough |
electromagnetic spectrum | encompasses all forms of electronmagnetic raditon |
quantum | the minimum amount of energy that can be grand or lost by an atom |
Planck's constant | has a value of [6.626x10^-34Jxs] |
photoelectric effect | are emitted from a metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on a surface |
photon | a particle of electronmagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy |
atomic emission spectrum | an element is the set of frequencies of the electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of the element |
ground state | the lowest allowable energy state of an atom |
de Broglie equation | predicts that all moving particles have wave characteristics |
heisenberg uncertainty principle | states that it is fundamentally impossinle to know precisely both the velocity and position of a particle at the same time |
quantum mechanical model of the atom | atomic model in which electrons are treated as waves |
atomic orbital | a three dimensional regin around the nucleus |
principal quantum number | that indicates the relative sizes and energies of atomic orbitals |
principal energy levels | specifies the atoms energy level |
energy sublevels | the energy levels contained within principal energy level |