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Quantum Mechanics 2

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Total cards: 21•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

When atoms combine to form molecules:

Back (Answer)

They attempt to achieve the lowest energy level

#2
Front (Question)

In covalent binding:

Back (Answer)

Two single atomic orbitals combine to become a molecular orbital

#3
Front (Question)

S-s-sigma bonding

Back (Answer)

When two s orbitals combine to create a. Ew orbital that contains both electrons

#4
Front (Question)

p-p-sigma Bonding

Back (Answer)

Crates a lower energy orbital energy than the single p orbital as well as a higher energy sigma orbital; occurs when two p orbitals overlap; plus and minus wavefunction only combine with the like signs

#5
Front (Question)

s-p-sigma bonding

Back (Answer)

When s and p orbitals combine; s can only have a positive wave function to combine with the positive part of the p orbital

#6
Front (Question)

p-p-pi bonding

Back (Answer)

Not rotation symmetric: but symmetric about a plane; when two of the orbitals like pz and py approach each other along the x axis

#7
Front (Question)

There are a maximum of three covalent bonds that are allowed between two atoms:

Back (Answer)

One p-p-sigma bonds (px-px-sigma) Two p-p-pi bonds (py-py-pi;pz-pz-pi)

#8
Front (Question)

Bond order

Back (Answer)

Bond order = (# of e- in bonding MO- # of e- in antibonding MO)/2

#9
Front (Question)

Molecules with paired electrons are:

Back (Answer)

Diamagnetic and do not interact with a magnetic field

#10
Front (Question)

Molecules with unpaired electrons are:

Back (Answer)

Paramagnetic and interact with a magnetic field

#11
Front (Question)

Two properties of electromagnetic radiation

Back (Answer)

Amplitude Periodicity They are described by wavelength, wave number, and frequency

#12
Front (Question)

Frequency (v)

Back (Answer)

Number of waves that pass a given point in time; v = c/wavelength; c = 3.0x10^8 m/s

#13
Front (Question)

Wavelength

Back (Answer)

The distance from crest to crest on adjacent waves

#14
Front (Question)

Wave number

Back (Answer)

The number of waves per unit distance, so it has the units reciprocal to distance cm^-1 Wave number = 1/wavelength

#15
Front (Question)

Energy of a photon

Back (Answer)

Ep = hv

#16
Front (Question)

Amount of energy absorbed or emitted by a molecules

Back (Answer)

dEm = Ep = hv

#17
Front (Question)

Adsorption

Back (Answer)

If Em is positive, the photon is absorbed by the molecule

#18
Front (Question)

Emission

Back (Answer)

If Em is negative, the photon is emitted by the molecule

#19
Front (Question)

Doppler effect

Back (Answer)

An o next approaching an observer with speed v, while emitting radiation of wavelength y, seems to be emitting from [1-(v/c)]y rather than from y

#20
Front (Question)

Zeeman effect

Back (Answer)

The presence of a magnetic field will shift the energy levels between which transition occurs

#21
Front (Question)

Stark effect

Back (Answer)

An electrical field can shift spectral bands