Intensely Difficult Vocabulary of the Atomic Variety
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Properties of Light
Electron Models (This was Ages Ago...)
Reaction Energy
100
Ion with a negative charge (yes, it does get harder.)
What is an anion
100
Property that depends on the size of a system
What is an extensive property
100
The distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves
What is wavelength
100
This model explained that electrons existed in orbits, but failed to explain the chemical behavior of atoms based on electrons.
What is the Bohr Model
100
The SI unit of heat and energy
What is the joule
200
The energy required to break the bonds in 1 mol of compound
What is bond energy
200
An element or compound that lowers activation energy in a reaction (platinum is a common example found in many experiments)
What is a catalyst
200
Hertz is a measure of this
What is frequency
200
Position and velocity of an electron cannot be simultaneously determined
What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
200
Measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a sample of matter
What is temperature
300
The elements of Group 2 in the Periodic Table
What are the alkaline-earth metals
300
The ability of a substance to be hammered into a sheet or drawn into wire
What is ductility
300
All electromagnetic radiation travels at this speed
What is the speed of light (accept numerical answer)
300
Describes mathematically the wave properties of electrons and other small particles (think of 4 numbers)
What is Quantum Theory (accept Quantum Numbers)
300
Amount of energy needed to raise one gram of substance by one degree Kelvin
What is specific heat
400
A positively charged atom that is released in the disentigration of radioactive elements, and contains two protons and neutrons
What is an alpha particle
400
Formed when atoms decide to share electrons and get along
What is a covalent bond
400
This is considered the strongest form of radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum
What are gamma rays
400
This atomic notation uses up/down arrows as well as lines
What is orbital notation
400
Amount of energy absorbed by a system as heat during a process at constant pressure
What is enthalpy change
500
This principle states that the structure of each successive element is obtained by adding one proton and electron.
What is the Aufbau Principle (Know for SATII)
500
A measure of the ability of an atom in a compound to attract electrons
What is electronegativity
500
6.626 x 10^-34 J x s
What is Planck's Constant
500
This quantum number indicates the main energy level occupied by an electron.
What is the principal quantum number
500
Overall enthalpy change in a reaction is equal to the sum of enthalpy changes for the individual steps in the process
What is Hess' Law