EM Spectrum
A form of energy that is the result of electric and magnetic disturbances in space
What is Electromagnetic Energy
What is the unit of measure for energy
Joule
A rule that states that the outermost shell of an atom can hold a maximum of 8 electrons.
What is the Octet Rule
What is neutral
The result of the action of machines or physical movement is referred to as:
What is Mechanical Energy
Electromagnetic radiation is also capable of transferring energy to an atom by a process known as:
What is Excitation
What is the unit of measure for Wavelength?
What is the Angstrom
The mathematical formula used to calculate how many electrons each orbital shell can hold (maximum).
What is 2(n)2
The small, dense center of an atom.
What is the nucleus
The form of energy released during a chemical reaction is called:
What is chemical energy
Scientists have found that EM radiation can behave as a wave at times but under certain circumstances, can also behave as a particle. This dual nature is known as:
What is the Wave-Particle Duality Theory.
What is the unit of measure for frequency?
What is the Hertz
The fourth orbital shell is also known as the ______.
What is the "N" shell
Electrons cannot be divided into smaller parts, but protons and neutrons both comprise even smaller subnuclear structures called _____________.
What are Quarks
The result of movement of electrons:
What is Electrical Energy or Electricity
Which of the following EM energies possesses the ability to ionize matter: Radio Waves, Cosmic Rays, Microwaves, Infrared light.
What is Cosmic Rays
Photon energy and frequency are:
What is Directly Proportional
The O-shell can hold a maximum of ___ electrons.
What are is 12 electrons.
The number of nuclear protons in an atom is known as the:
What is Atomic Number or Z number.
Temperature is a measure of:
What is Thermal Energy
The velocity of EM radiation is equal to the speed of light (c), which is:
What is 3x108 meters/second or 186,400 mi/sec in a vacuum.
The mass of an atom is described by an:
What is an Atomic Mass Number or the letter A
Defined as the amount of energy needed to remove an e- from an atom.
What is binding energy
If an atom gains or loses neutrons, the result is an atom called:
What is an Isotope
What are the two types of energy that describe an object at rest, and an object in motion?
What is Potential and Kinetic Energy