Flame Test
Absorption Spectra
Emission Spectra
Quantum Energy
Bohr Diagrams
100
A packet of electromagnetic energy
photon
100
What type of spectrum is this?
continuous
100
Are the lines on an emission spectra colorful or black?
colorful
100
energy required for an electron to change energy levels
quantum
100
maximum number of electrons that will fit into the first energy level of an atom
2
200
state in which all electrons are in the lowest possible energy level
ground state
200
Are the lines colorful or black on the absorption spectra?
black
200
What do electrons emit as they transition to a lower energy level?
photon
200
energy of a photon
quantum
200
maximum number of electrons that will fit into the second energy level of an atom
8
300
state in which one or more electrons are located in higher enegy levels
excited state
300
What causes electrons to jump to higher energy levels?
photon absorbed
300
What causes the position of each line on the emission spectrum?
wavelength of photon EMITTED
300
which relative wavelengths have the MOST most energy
short
300
maximum number of electrons that will fit into the third energy level of an atom
18
400
What color fame would be given off by Sodium if the wavelength of the atomic emmissions is 583 nm
yellow
400
What causes the POSITION of each line on an absorption spectra?
wavelength of photon absorbed
400
Which of these electron transitions will result in photon emission?
energy level 1 → energy level 2
energy level 3 → energy level 1
energy level 3 → energy level 1
400
which relative wavelengths have the LEAST energy
long
400
name for electrons in outer energy level
valence electrons
500
When does an atom emit light, like the colored light we observed in the flame test?
when electrons move to lower energy levels
OR
photon emitted
500
Which of these electron transitions will result in photon absorption?
energy level 1 → energy level 2
energy level 3 → energy level 1
energy level 1 → energy level 2
500
Which line on this emission spectra was produced by a low energy photon?
C
500
What colors on the visible spectrum have the LEAST energetic wavelengths?
red/orange
500
name for outer energy level
valence shell