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Chemistry Stack One
Chemisty Stack One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electromagnatic Radiation | a form of energy exhibiting wavelike behavior as it travels through space |
| Wavelength | The shortest distant between equivalent points on a continuous wave |
| Frequency | The number of waves that pass through a given point per second |
| Amplitude | the height of a wave from origin to trough or crest |
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | all forms of electromagnetic radiation, with the only differnces being their frequency and wavelengths |
| Quantum | the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom |
| Planck's Constant | the symbol for joules the SI unit of energy |
| Photoelectric effect | effect when light of a certain frequency shines on a certain surface |
| Photon | a particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum wave of energy |
| Atomic emission spectrum | the set of frequencies of the electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of the element |
| ground state | lowest allowable energy state of an atom |
| the Brogile equation | predicts that all moving particles have wave characteristics |
| Heisenburg uncertaity Priciple | |
| Quantum mechanical model of an atom | |
| atomic orbital | |
| prinicipal quantum number | |
| pricipal energy level | |
| energy sublevel |