Section 7.2- Electrons and the Structure of the Atom

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a more precise instrument that can be used in the laboratory to separate the colors even further and study them in more detail

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spectrometer

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a spectrum containing only certain colors (wavelengths) is a

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line spectrum

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a spectrum containing the complete array of colors, is a

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continuous spectrum

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allowed scientists to study elements in an entirely new way

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discovery of line spectra

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virtual fingerprint

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line spectrum

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presented the atom as a miniature solar system with electrons orbiting like planets

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Rutherford’s planetary model

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the problem withe Rutherford’s planetary model

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the electron would spiral closer to the nucleus as it gradually lost energy, eventually colliding with the nucleus and destroying the atom

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proposed a new model of atomic structure that explains both why the lines in the hydrogen spectrum are mathematically related and why the atom does not self-destruct

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Niels Bohr

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using aspects of Planck’s quantum theory, Bohr explained that the electron in the hydrogen atom can move about the nucleus only in specific orbits called

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energy levels

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only certain orbits are allowed; the energy of the allowed orbits is _________________

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quantized (restricted to certain values)

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equation for energy quantized

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E = -J (a constant) / nsquared (quantum number)

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the lowest energy state

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ground state

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the ground state of the hydrogen atom is the state where

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n = 1

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all other higher-energy states are said to be

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excited states

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the ______________ energy state possible is the most stable

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lowest

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gives us the energy of the photon emitted in a transition

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E2 - E1 = hf

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both ______________ and _________________ are quantized.

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absorptions
emissions

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problem with Bohr’s model

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it fails to account for the spectra of atoms containing more than one electron

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a French physicist who proposed that since radiation has properties of particles, then particles in motion should have properties of waves

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Louis de Broglie

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the waves de Broglie proposed

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matter waves

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matter waves cannot move at the

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speed of light

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the equations for the matter waves wavelength

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lambda = h (Planck’s constant) / mv

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the electron can be shown to behave as a ____________ as well as a _____________

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wave and particle

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applies to all waves and all particles, though for macroscopic objects the wave properties are too small to measure and are ignored

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wave-particle duality

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combined the Bohr model with de Broglie's hypothesis to propose the wave- mechanical model

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Erwin Schrodinger

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according to this model of the atom, an electron in an atom behaves as a three-dimensional matter wave containing an integral number of wavelengths in an orbit

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Schrodinger's wave-mechanical model

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a three-dimensional matter wave containing an integral number of wavelengths in an orbit is known as a

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standing wave

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stated the uncertainty principle

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Werner Heisenberg

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states that it is impossible to simultaneously determine the momentum (mass times velocity) and the position of an electron with precision; either momentum or position may be precisely measured, but not both

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uncertainty principle

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in Born's interpretation, electrons are treated as pointlike particles rather than waves but are not regarded as having definite orbits through space; instead, they are said to move in regions called

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orbitals

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a region of space in which there is a high probability of finding the electron

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orbital

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a definite path in space

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orbit

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Born's interpretation of the wave-mechanical model is sometimes called the

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electron-cloud model

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Born's interpretation is simply another way of looking at ____________________

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Schrodinger's equations