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Chem Unit 2
Chemistry Unit 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Excited State | When an atom has more energy than it has at ground state. |
Ground State | Lowest energy state in a quantized system. |
Ionization Energy | Energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion. |
Electronegativity | Ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical compound. |
Electromagnetic Spectrum | All frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. |
Avogadro's Number | The number of atoms or molecules in 1 mole; 6.02 x 1023. |
Electron Affinity | Energy change when a neutral atom acquires an electron. |
Mole | SI base unit to measure the amount of substance. |
Photon | Particle of electromagnetic radiation; unit or quantum of light. |
Orbital | Where there is a high probability of receiving electrons. |
Electron Configuration | Arrangement of electrons. |
Pauli Exclusion Principle | Principle that states two particles of a certain class cannot be in the same exact energy state. |
Hund's Rule | Singly occupied with one electron before any orbital is doubly occupied, all electrons in singly occupied orbitals spin the same; the number of unpair electrons is the maximum and these unpaired electrons bond between atoms. |