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Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels throught space | Electromagnetic Radiation |
| The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave | Wavelength |
| Is the number of waves that pass a given point per second | Frequency |
| The height of a wave from the origin to a crest or from the origin to a trough | Amplitude |
| Includes all forms of electromagnetic radiation with the only differences in the types or radiation being their frequencies and wavelengths | Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| The minimuum amount or energy that can be gained or lost by an atom | Quantum |
| h,which has a value of 6.626x10^-34 J.s where J is the symbol for the joule | Planck's Constant |
| Electrons are emitted from a metals surface when light of a certain frequency shines on | Photoelectric Effect |
| A particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass taht carries sa quantum of energy | Photon |
| The set frequencies of the electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of the element | Atomic Emission Spectrun |
| The lowest allowable energy state of an atom | Ground state |
| Predicts that all moving particles have waves characteristics | de Broglie Equation |
| States that it is fundamentally impossible to know precisely both the velocity and position of a particle at the same time | Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle |
| The atomic model in which electrons are treated as waves | Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom |
| A 3d region around the nucleus | Atomic Orbital |
| Indicate the relative sizes and energies of atomic orbitals | Principal Quantum Numbers |
| The atom major energy levels | Principal Energy Level |
| The energy level that are contaian in the principal energy levels | Energy Sublevels |