Ch. 4 and 11 Chemistry

Electron Clouds and Probability

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The phenomenon wherein particles demonstrate the properties of waves, and waves demonstrate the properties of particles are referred to as
Wave-particle duality of nature
The idea that it is impossible to know both the exact position and momentum of an object at the same time is the
Heisenberg uncertainity principle
Each electron in an atom can be identified by a unique set of four ____
Quantum numbers
The behavior of very small objects traveling at velocities close to the speed of light is explained by the concepts of
Quantum mechanics
The mathematical chance of finding an electron at a point in space is the ____ for that location
Probability
The volume and shape of the region in space where you would be most likely to locate a particular electron is an
Electron cloud
The energy levels of an atom are each designated by an
Principal quantum number
The letters s,p,d, or t are used to designate a particular ____within an energy level
Sublevel
The space that may be occupied by a pair of electrons within a sublevel is an
Orbital
The idea that no two electrons can have exactly the same set of qunatum numbers is set forth in the
Pauli exclusion principle
A notation representing the outer energy level electrons around the symbol for the element is the
Lewis electron dot diagram
A system for predicting the order of filling evergy sublevels with electrons is the
Diagonal rule
A wave produced an expression that can be used to determine the probability of finding an electron at a point in space.
Schrodinger wave equation
Who made the physical interpretation of the wave equation?
Born
Who thought of the exclusion principle?
Pauli