Electron Configuration

Quantum Numbers

100

n=1

n=2

n=3

n=4 

What is the Principal Q.N., n?

200

Determines the number of orbitals and their orientation within an energy level.

What is the Magnetic Quantum Number?

300

This Q.N. describes the spin of electrons.

What is the Electron Spin Quantum Number?

400

This number describes different shapes (s, p, d, f, . . .).

What is the Angular Momentum?

500

How many orbitals are on n=2?

What is 4 orbitals?

Orbital Notation

100

1s²s²2p³.

What is Nitrogen?

200

1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s².

What is Ca?

300

Br - Bromine

What is 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰4p⁵

400

Ar - Argon

What is 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶?

500

Rb - Rubidium

What is 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰4p⁶5s¹

Electromagnetic Spectrum

100

When an atom releases a photon, it can go from an excited state back to this.

What is the ground state?

200

This rule states that each electron fills the lowest energy state first when in the ground state.

What is the Aufbau Principle?

300

This rule states that no two electrons can be in the same state at the same time.

What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

400

Which wave has the shortest wavelength?

What are Gamma Rays?

500

This rule states that when faced with equal energy orbitals, electrons will fill in empty spots first, and with the same spin as other electrons.

What is Hund's Rule?

Noble Gas Notation

100

Ca - Calcium

What is [Ar] 4s² ?

200

P - Phosphorus

What is [Ne] 3s² 3p³ ?

300

Sn - Tin 

What is [Kr] 5s² 5p² ?

400

Cl - Chlorine

What is [Ne] 3s² 3p⁵ ?

500

Ra - Radium

What is [Rn] 7s²?

Properties of Light

100

Measures the height of a wavelength.

What is the Amplitude?

200

This is how many waves pass per unit time.

What is Frequency?

300

This is the speed of light.

What is 3.00 x 10^8 m/s?

400

This is the distance between identical spots on adjacent waves.

What is Wavelength?

500

This describes a "particle" of light, as seen in the Photoelectric Effect.

What is a Photon?