LO 2b Vocabulary

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

• Atomic Emission Spectrum

• Atomic Orbital

• Ground State

• Electromagnetic Radiation

A region of space around the nucleus in which there is a high probability of finding an electron in an atom.

• Ground State

• Frequency

• Atomic Orbital

• Principal Quantum Number

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

• Ground State

• Frequency

• Quantum

• Principal Quantum Number

The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

• Ground State

• Frequency

• Atomic Orbital

• Principal Quantum Number

Symbolized by n, indicates the main energy level occupied by the electron.

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Frequency

• Atomic Orbital

• Principal Quantum Number

The electron configuration with the lowest allowable energy state of an atom.

• Ground State

• Quantum Jump

• Principal Quantum Number

• Electromagnetic Radiation

Describes the three-dimensional positions of

electrons based on the probability.

• Ground State

• Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom

• Principal Quantum Number

• Electromagnetic Radiation

Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves.

• Frequency

• Ground State

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

A kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays, in which electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously.

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Quantum Mechanical Model

• Atomic Emission Spectrum

• Atomic Orbital