Vocab
Light and Quantized Energy
Quantum Mechanics
Electron Configuration
Random Trivia
100

The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave. 

What is wavelength?

100

Passing a white light into a prism creates this continuous spectrum of colors. 

What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

100

This is the lowest energy level of any electron.

What is n=1?

100

These are the 3 rules when arranging electrons.

What are Aufbau's principle, Pauli Exclusion principle, and Hund's rule?

100

Ringo Starr is one of the members of this popular rock band.

Who are The Beatles?

200

This constant is defined as the number 6.626x10^-34 J*s.

What is Planck's Constant?

200

Einstein proposed a theory stating that light can be described as waves and particles.

What is the dual nature of light?

200

This scientist came up with an equation that states all moving particles have wave characteristics and particle characteristics. 

Who is Louis de Broglie?

200

The exponent in electron configuration refers to this.

What is the # of electrons in the orbital?

200

This states a comparison between two things (object or action) in a way that it treats two non-similar things as similar.

What is a metaphor?

300

The number assigned to each orbit of an electron.

What is the Quantum Number?

300

These are massless particles of electromagnetic radiation that carry a quantum energy.

What are photons?

300

This scientist stated that we cannot know the velocity and position of a particle/electron at the same time. 

Who is Werner Heisenberg?

300

This is the electron configuration for Magnesium(Mg).

What is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2?

300

The temporal lobe can be found in this location of the human body.

What is the brain?

400

A three-dimensional region around the nucleus of an atom that describes its probable location. 

What is an Atomic Orbital?

400

This spectrum is unique in how it identifies atoms of a particular element. 

What is the atomic emission spectrum?

400

Electrons are most likely to be found within this region of the atom. 

What is close the nucleus but within the boundary of the atom?


What is where the atom is more dense?

400

This is the noble gas electron configuration for Tungsten(W).

What is [Xe] 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d⁴?

400

The net pay listed on a pay statement refers to this. 

What is the amount of money you take home after taxes?

500

The number of electrons in an atom's outermost orbitals. 

What are Valence Electrons?
500

Neon signs get their lights according to this phenomenon.

What is that particles in neon gas become excited and emit a light to become stable?

500

s, p, d, and f are all examples of these.

What are shapes of electron orbitals?


What are electron orbital sublevels?

500

This is the electron-dot structure for Radon (Rn).

What is two dots on each side of Rn? (Total of 8 Valence electrons).

500

This is a rigid airship consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells. It was used during WWI as a bombing airship. 

What is a Zeppelin?

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