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| Electromagnetic Radiation |
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| Form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space. |
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| All the forms of electromagnetic radiation. |
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| Distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves |
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| Constant Speed of Light (Scientific Notation) |
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| Number of waves passed through a given point in a specific time. |
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| Equation to find wavelength or frequency |
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| Constant of Light (c) = Wavelength x (v) |
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| Emission of electrons from a metal when light shines on the metal. |
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| of energy is the minimum quantity of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom. |
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| Equation to find Energy or Frequency |
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| What did Einstein propose? |
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| That electromagnetic radiation has a dual-wave particle nature. |
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| particle of electromagnetic radiation having zero mass and carrying a quantum of energy. |
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| lowest energy state of an atom |
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| state in which an atom has a higher potential energy than it has in its ground state. |
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| When a narrow beam of light shines through a prism and separates into four specific colors of the visible spectrum. |
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| The emission of a continuous range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. |
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| Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle |
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| States that it is impossible to determine simultaneously both the position and velocity of an electron or any other particle. |
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| Describes mathematically the wave properties of electrons and other very small particles. |
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| Three-dimensional region around the nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron. |
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| Specify the properties of atomic orbitals and the properties of electrons in orbitals. |
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| Indicates the main energy level occupied by an electron. (n) Equation is; n^2 to calculate the number of orbitals. 2n^2 is to calculate the number of electrons in a level. |
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| Angular Momentum Electron |
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symbolized by (L), indicates the shape of the orbital.
n = 0; S
n = 1; P
n = 2; D
n = 3; F
Equation is; n - 1 |
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| symbolized by (m), indicates the orientation of an orbital around the nucleus. |
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| Clockwise (Up Arrow and +1/2), Counter Clockwise (Down arrow and -1/2) |
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| Arrangements of electrons in an atom. |
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| An electron occupies the lowest-energy orbital that can receive it. |
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| Pauli Exclusion Principle |
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| No two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers. |
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| 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 orbital must have the same spin state. |
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| Refers to an outer main energy level occupied, in most cases, eight electrons. |
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