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5. Electrons in Atoms

Describe:

  • how the shapes of orbitals related to different sublevels differ.
  • how to write the electron configuration for an atom.
  • the energies and positions of electrons according to the quantum mechanical model.
  • the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of light.

 

Distinguish:

  • between quantum mechanics and classical mechanics.

 

Explain:

  • how the frequencies of emitted light are related to changes in electron energies.
  • why the actual electron configurations for some elements differ from those predicted by the aufbau principle.

 

Identify:

  • the inadequacies in the Rutherford atomic model.
  • the new proposal in the Bohr model of the atom
  • the source of atomic emission spectra.
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