Chemitry VOcab Unit 3

Atomic Emission Spectrum

• The set of frequencies of the electromagnetic waves
  emitted by the atoms of an element

• The minimum amount of energy that can be lost or gained
  by an atom

• A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space

• A three-dimensional region around the nucleus of an atom
  that describes an electron’s probable location

Quantum

• A three-dimensional region around the nucleus of an atom
  that describes an electron’s probable location

• A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space

• The minimum amount of energy that can be lost or gained
  by an atom

• The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave

Electromagnetic Radiation

• A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space

• A three-dimensional region around the nucleus of an atom
  that describes an electron’s probable location

• The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave

• The lowest allowable energy state of an atom

Atomic Orbital

• A three-dimensional region around the nucleus of an atom
  that describes an electron’s probable location

• The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave

• The lowest allowable energy state of an atom

• A particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that
  carries a quantum of energy

Wavelength

• A particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that
  carries a quantum of energy

• The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave

• The lowest allowable energy state of an atom

• The emission of electrons from a metal’s surface when light
  of a certain frequency shines on it

GroundState

• The lowest allowable energy state of an atom

• A particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that
  carries a quantum of energy

• The emission of electrons from a metal’s surface when light
  of a certain frequency shines on it

• A figure indicating the relative sizes and energies of atomic orbitals

Photon

• A figure indicating the relative sizes and energies of atomic orbitals

• A particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that
  carries a quantum of energy

• A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space

• The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave

Photoelectric Field

• The emission of electrons from a metal’s surface when light
  of a certain frequency shines on it

• A figure indicating the relative sizes and energies of atomic orbitals

• A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space

• The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave

Principle Quantum Number

• A figure indicating the relative sizes and energies of atomic orbitals

• A particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that
  carries a quantum of energy

• The minimum amount of energy that can be lost or gained
  by an atom

• A three-dimensional region around the nucleus of an atom
  that describes an electron’s probable location