click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
newcvocab
new vocab 10/28/10
| Word | Definiton |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | includes all froms of electtromagnetic radiation,with the only differences in the types of radiation being their frequencies and wavelengths |
| Planck's Constant | h,which has a value of 6.626 X 10(to the power of)-34J X s, where J is the symbol for the joule |
| Photoelectric Effect | a phenomenom in which photoelectrons are emitted from a metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on the surface |
| Continuous Spectrum | no portion of it that does not correspond to a unique wavelenght and frequency of light |
| Atomic Emission Spectrum | a set of frequencies of electromagnetic waves given off by by atoms of an element |
| Heinsenberg Uncertainty Principle | states that it is not possible to know precisely both the velocity and the position of a particle at the same time |
| Aufbau Principle | states that each electron occupies the lowest energy orbital available |
| Pauli Exclusion Principle | states that a maximum of two electrons may occupy a single atomic orbital, but only if the electrons have opposite spins |
| Hund's Rule | states that single electrons with the same spin must occupy each equa |