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Chem Test 5
Quantum Mechanics/Hydrogen Atom/Multiple Atoms/Chemical Bonds
Term | Definition |
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Amplitude | The extent of variation of the quantity that oscillates |
Wavelengh | The distance that the oscillating quantity covers before repeating itself |
Frequency | The number of cycles passing a fixed point per second |
Electromagnetic Waves | Radio waves to x-rays |
Photons | Packet of electromagnetic radiation; particle of light |
Planck's Constant | h |
Orbitals | Wave functions that give the distribution of electron probability density throughout the atom |
Quantum Numbers | Energies, shapes, sizes, and spin |
Nodes | n-1 = region of no vibration of a standing wave |
Angular Nodes | Surface of a wave function at which the electron density equals zero and across which the wave function sign changes = l |