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Chemistry Chapter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space | electromagnetic radiation |
| shortest distance between points on a wave | wavelength |
| number of waves that pass a point per second | frequency |
| was height from the origin to a crest or to a trough | amplitude |
| includes all forms of electromagnetic radiation | electromagnetic spectrum |
| minimum amout of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom | quantum |
| massless particle that carries energy | photon |
| lowest energy state of an atom | ground state |
| all moving particles have wave characteristics | de broglie equation |
| arrangement of atoms | electron configuration |
| electrons in atoms outermost orbitals | valence electrons |
| electrons probable location | atomic orbital |
| size and energy of atomic orbitals | principle quantum number |
| impossible to know both velocity and positio of a particle at the same time | heisenberg uncertainty principle |
| single electrons with same spin...have equal energy..before accepting other electrons with opposite spins | hunds rule |
| each electron occupies the lowest energy orbital avaiable | augbau principle |
| each level one is one...level two is two... | energy sublevels |