Question | Answer |
a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space | Electromagnetic Radiation |
the shortest distance btw equivalent points on a continuous wave | Wavelength |
a number of waves that pass a given point per second | Frequency |
the wave's height from the origin to the crest, or from the origin to the trough | Amplitude |
encompasses all forms of elecrtomagnetic radiation, with only a few differences in the types of radiation being their frenquencies and wavelengths | Electromagnetic Spectrum |
is the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom | Quantum |
has the value of 6.626X 10-34 J x s, J is the symbol for the joule, the SI unit of energy | Planck's Constant |
electrons, called photoelectrons, are emited from a metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on the surface | phtoelectric effect |
a particle of electromagneticradiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy | photon |
the set of frequencies of the electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of the element | atomic emission spectrum |
the lowest allowable energy state of an atom | ground state |
states taht it is fundamentally impossible to know precisely both the velocity and position of a particle at the same time | Heisenberg uncertainty priciple |
the atomic model in which electrons are treated as waves | quantim mechanical model of the atom |
a 3-d region around the nucleus | atomic orbital |
indicates the relative sizes and energizes of atomic orbitals | principal quantum numbers |
specifies the atom's major energy levels | principal energy levels |
levels of pricipal energy levels | Energy sublevels |