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| the height of a wave’s crest |
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| the pattern formed when light passes through a prism or diffraction grating to separate it into the different frequencies of light it contains |
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| a mathematical expression describing the probability of finding an electron at various locations; usually represented by the region of space around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron |
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| the rule that electrons occupy the orbitals of lowest energy first |
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| Electromagnetic Radiation ("EMR") |
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| energy waves that travel in a vacuum at a speed of 2.998 X 108m/s; includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, X-rays, and gamma rayst |
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| the arrangement of electrons of an atom in its ground state into various orbitals around the nuclei of atoms |
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| the specific energies an electron in an atom or other system can have |
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| the number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time; frequency and wavelength are inversely proportional to each othert |
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| the lowest possible energy of an atom described by quantum mechanics |
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| Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle |
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| it is impossible to know exactly both the velocity and the position of a particle at the same time |
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| the unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per secondt |
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| electrons occupy orbitals of the same energy in a way that makes the number or electrons with the same spin direction as large as possible |
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| Pauli Exclusion Principle |
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| an atomic orbital may describe at most two electrons, each with opposite spin direction |
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| a quantum of light; a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy that interacts with matter similarly to particles |
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| the amount of energy needed to move an electron from one energy level to another |
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| the modern description, primarily mathematical, of the behavior of electrons in atoms |
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| wavelengths of visible light that are separated when a beam of light passes through a prism; range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation |
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| the distance between adjacent crests of a wave |
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