IQR 2 Flashcards
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Isotopes
Atoms of one element that differ by having different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. The number of protons will remain the same. Isotopes are usually named by their mass.
Atmoic number
NUmber of protons
Mass number
The avarage mass of all isoptopes nucleus that include protons and neutrons.
Relative atomic mass
The average mass of the atoms present in the naturally occurring element relative to the mass of an atom of the carbon-12 isotope, taken as 12 exactly.
Relative molecular mass
Mass of a melecule of the compound relative to the mass of an atom.
i
Another method of showing nuclear data. What does each character represent.
M is the chemical symbol
A is the mass number
z is the Atmoic number
Electron configuration formula
2n^2
The elctron cloud
Region around the nucleus where elctrons are most likely to be found. Electrons don’t move in fixed orbits but electron clouds with probability regions called orbitals.
Nucleon
Sometimes used to describe either a proton or a neutron. The mass number is sometimes called the nucleon number.
Relative abundance
Percentage of that isotope in the naturally occurring element.
Electron configuration:
Determined by allocating electrons to energy levels
Electron shells
Electron level, each cell is split into sub cells: SPDF
Sub cells:
1.s
2.sp
3. spd
4.spdf
Every orbital has a maximum of two electrons
Each sub cell has different obital shape and number. Different orbitals have different energies.
Electrons fill the lowest available energy level that they can.
Electrons must fill orbital singularly before they buddy up.
Orbital
Volume of space around the atom where one or 2 electrons randomly move.
S orbital
Contains 1 orbital
2 electrons
shaped liek a sphere
P orbital
3 orbitals
Dumbell shape arranged around axis at 90
6 electrons, 2 per orbital
D orbital
5 orbitals,
10 electrons
F orbital
7 orbitals
14 electrons
Spin
No two electrons can be together with the same spin.
Electron configuration example: Krypton
Change in energy
Electrons can move between energy levels
Absorb Photons to move to higher energy level- excitation. Emit photons to move to lower energy level de-excitation.
The amount of energy absorbed/emitted by the electron must equal the different between the energy levels involved.
Photon
A packet of light energy or electromagnetic radiation. Wavelengths determine the colour.
Emission spectra
When an atom has electrons in higher levels that can move down to lower levels. THey emit phtons with energy based on the difference in electron energy levels. The photons of different colour (energy) will also have a different colour or wavelength.