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Ch.5 lesson 2
Quantum theory and the atom
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 fundamentaly impossible to know precisely both the velocity and position of a particle at the same time |
| Quantum Mechanical Modle of an Atom | the modle in which electrons are treated as waves |
| Atomic Orbital | decribes the electron's probable location |
| Priciple quantum numbers | indicates the relitive sizes of atomic orbitals |
| priciple energy levels | specifies an atom's major energy levels |
| energy sublevels | principle energy levels contain these |