Light & Electromagnetic Waves
Wavelength & Frequency Calculations
Bohr Model & Electron Transitions
Orbital Notation
Electron Configuration
Periodic & Atomic Concepts
100

This is the smallest packet of electromagnetic energy.

What is a photon?

100

Green light has a wavelength of 510 nm. Convert this to meters.

What is 5.1 × 10⁻⁷ m?

100

What is the Bohr Model for Carbon?

100

This rule states that electrons fill the lowest energy orbitals first.

What is the Aufbau Principle?

100

This shows how electrons are distributed among orbitals.

What is electron configuration?

100

Chlorine has this many valence electrons.

What is 7?

200

Light always travels at this speed in a vacuum.

What is 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s?

200

This equation relates wavelength, frequency, and the speed of light.

What is c = λν?

200

When an electron falls from a higher energy level to a lower one, this happens.

What is a photon is emitted?

200

This rule states that each orbital can hold a maximum of two electrons with opposite spins.

What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

200

This element has the configuration 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁵.

What is chlorine?

200

This is the maximum number of s orbitals possible in an energy level.

What is 1?

300

As wavelength decreases, this property of light increases.

What is frequency?

300

In electromagnetic waves, wavelength increases when this decreases.

What is frequency?

300

The statement that electrons follow exact circular paths is associated with this earlier model.

What is the Bohr model?

300

This element has the orbital notation:
1s ↑↓ 2s ↑↓ 2p ↑ ↑ ↑

What is nitrogen?

300

Any p sublevel can hold this many electrons.

What is 6 electrons?

300

This number determines the identity of an element and equals the number of protons in the nucleus.

What is the atomic number?

400

Electromagnetic radiation travels through space in this form.

What are waves?

400

Blue light from a mercury lamp has a frequency of 6.88 × 10¹⁴ Hz. This is its approximate wavelength.

What is 4.36×10−7 m?

400

When an electron absorbs energy, it moves from this type of level to this type.

What is lower to higher energy level?

400

This rule states that electrons fill empty orbitals before pairing up.

What is Hund’s Rule?

400

Sulfur’s abbreviated electron configuration is this.

What is [Ne]3s²3p⁴?

500

In the quantum mechanical model, electrons behave as both these two things.

What are particles and waves?

500

A light wave has a wavelength of 4.5 × 10⁻⁷ m... calculate the frequency.

6.7 × 10¹⁴ Hz?

500

Electron going ____ levels → absorbs energy

Electron going ____ levels → emits light

What is up, down?

500

This element is the first to start filling the 3p orbitals.

What is aluminum?

500

This is the abbreviated electron configuration for calcium.

What is [Ar]4s²?