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7th Period Vocabulary for Discussion of How Atoms are Arranged (Chapter 4) Tanya

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Electromagnetic radiation   a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space  
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Electromagnetic spectrum   all the forms of electromagnetic radiation  
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Wavelength   the distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves  
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Frequency   the number of waves that pass a given point in a specific time, usually one second  
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Visible Light   part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is roughly in the middle of the whole spectrum and is used by most organisms to be able to see  
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Velocity of a wave   product of wavelength and frequency  
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photoelectric effect   the emission of electrons from a metal when light shines on the metal  
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quantum   the minimum quantity of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom  
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Planck’s Constant   fundamental physical constant; h  
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Photon   a particle of electromagnetic radiation that has zero rest mass and carries a quantum of energy  
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Energy of a Photon   Ephoton  
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Ground State   the lowest energy state of an atom  
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Excited State   a state in which an atom has a higher potential energy than it has in its ground state  
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Line-emission spectrum   a series of specific wavelengths of emitted light created when the visible portion of light from excited atoms is shined through a prism  
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continuous spectrum   the emission of a continuous range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation  
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Bohr radius   the radius of the s orbital in hydrogen  
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Interference   waves overlapping that results in a reduction of energy in some areas and an increase of energy in others  
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Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle   it is impossible to determine simultaneously both the position and velocity of an electron or any other particle  
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Quantum Theory or Quantum Mechanics   a mathematical description of the wave properties of electrons and other very small particles  
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Orbital   a three-dimensional region around the nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron  
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Quantum numbers   numbers that specify the properties of atomic orbitals and the properties of electrons in orbitals  
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Principle Quantum number (n)   the quantum number that indicates the main energy level occupied by the electron  
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Angular momentum quantum number (l )   the quantum number that indicates the shape of the orbital  
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Magnetic quantum number (m)   the quantum number that indicates the orientation of an orbital around the nucleus  
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Spin quantum number (s)   the quantum number that has only two possible values, +1/2 and -1/2, which indicate the two fundamental spin states of an electron in an orbital  
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Aufban Principle   an electron occupies the lowest- energy orbital that can receive it  
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Electron Configuration   the arrangement of electrons in an atom  
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Pauli Exclusion Principle   no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers  
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Hund’s Rule   orbitals of equal energy are each occupied by one electron before any orbital is occupied by a second electron, and all electrons in singly occupied orbitals must have the same spin  
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Valence Electron   an electron that is available to be lost, gained, or shared in the formation of chemical compounds  
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Inner-shell electrons   electrons that are not in the highest occupied energy level  
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Highest occupied level   the electron-containing main energy level with the highest principal quantum number  
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Noble Gas Configuration   an outer main energy level fully occupied, in most cases, by eight electrons  
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s sublevel or sub-orbital   spherical shaped; only one sublevel is possible per n value  
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p sublevel or sub-orbital   dumbbell shaped; three sub levels possible per p n value (x, y, z axis)  
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f sublevel or sub-orbital   more complex shaped; seven sub levels possible per n value  
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