Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electron Address
Energy
Vocabulary & Units
The Periodic Table
100
A gamma ray and a radio wave share this measurable quantity.
What is speed?
100
This is the "state" of atoms with electrons in their lowest energy level.
What is the ground state?
100
For an electron in an atom to increase energy, an atom must do this to light.
What is absorb?
100
A particle of light is called this.
What is a photon?
100
Another name for columns.
What are groups?
200
When compared to the wavelength of visible light, the wavelength of a microwave is this.
What is longer?
200
These are the highest energy electrons in an atom.
What are valence electrons?
200
When an atom emits light, one of its electron does this.
What is decrease energy?
200
This is the unit of frequency.
What is the Hertz?
200
The rows in the Periodic Table are called this.
What are periods?
300
This type of electromagnetic radiation has the highest energy.
What is gamma?
300
This diagram of electron structure only shows valence electrons.
What is a Lewis Diagram?
300
The fact that an electron can only occupy specific energy levels is called this.
What is quantization?
300
This, in meters, is the equivalent length of 1 nanometer.
What is 10-9?
300
Elements in the most right-hand column in the periodic table are called this.
What are noble gasses?
400
A low energy photon will have this kind of wavelength.
What is long?
400
The maximum number of electrons allowed in the third level in the Bohr model.
What is 8?
400
Typically in the range of 1-3 for visible light, this is a unit of energy.
What is the electron-Volt?
400
Energy that comes in discrete amount is called this.
What is quantized?
400
Metals generally have this many valence electrons.
What is 2?
500
Electromagnetic radiation that we can perceive.
What are visible light and infra-red?
500
The type of electron that both the Bohr and Lewis diagrams display.
What are valence?
500
1 eV is equivalent to this many Joules.
What is 1.60x10–19?
500
This constant, h, has a value of 6.63x10-34 Js.
What is Planck's constant?
500
Elements with 6 valence electrons are in this group.
What is VIA?