PhyChem 3 Midterm Exam Flashcards
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In a vacuum, electromagnetic travels in a _____ in waves.
Speed of light
Name the 3 properties of a wave.
- Frequency
- Wavelength
- Amplitude
It is the height of a wave
Amplitude
Any region of the ________ includes a range of wavelengths.
electromagnetic spectrum
the light emitted by hot objects
black body radiation
the flow of current when light strikes a metal
the photoelectric effect
the specific colors emitted from a substance that is excited. —can only be explained if energy consists of “packets” (quanta) that occur in, and thus change by, fixed amounts. The energy of a quantum is related to its frequency.
atomic spectra
According to the _________, an atomic spectrum consists of separate lines because an atom has certain energy levels (states) that correspond to electrons in orbits around the nucleus
Bohr model
The _________ of the atom changes when the electron
moves from one orbit to another as the atom absorbs (or emits) light of a specific
frequency.
energy
_____________ means that matter has wave like properties and energy has particle like properties
Wave-particle duality
These properties are observable only on the atomic scale, and because of them, we
can never simultaneously know the position and speed of an electron in an atom
wave properties of matter and particle properties of energy
According to the _____________, each energy level of the atom is associated with an atomic orbital a mathematical description of the electron’s position in three dimensions
quantum-mechanical model of the H atom
We can know the
_____________ that the electron is within a particular tiny volume of space, but not its
exact location.
probability
The probability is _________ for the electron being near the nucleus, and it _________ with distance.
highest, decreases
Quantum numbers denote each atomic orbital’s energy. An energy level consists of sublevels, which consist of orbitals
Quantum numbers n is _________
principal quantum number
Quantum numbers l is __________.
angular momentum quantum number / azimuthal quantum numbers
Quantum numbers m(l) is _____________.
Magnetic quantum number
Quantum numbers m(s) is _____________.
Electron spin quantum number
Thus, for the H atom only, the energy levels depend solely on the _________________.
principal quantum number (n)
In the H atom, there is only one type of ______________: the attraction between nucleus and electron
electrostatic interaction
______________________had established the idea of individual units of matter.
Dalton’s atomic theory
________________substituted nuclear atoms for “billiard balls” or “plum puddings.”
Rutherford’s model
In contrast, energy is __________ and its quantity can change continuously.
massless