Electron Configurations

The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation (light)

C = 3.0 x 10^8 m/s

The distance between two peaks of a wave, specifically electromagnetic radiation. (𝝺, measured in m)

How often a peak occurs while a wave passes a specific point. (f, measured in Hz or s^-1)

C = f * 𝝺

Energy = 1/𝝺

How we experience light, it appears as a continuous series of colors with no gaps.

The spectrum of light produced when a gaseous element is exposed to high voltage (or heat) and electrons are energized.

The spectrum of light produced when a gaseous element that has been heated and cools, and electrons return to lower energy.

The emission spectra specific to an element, where only certain wavelengths are emitted.

Electromagnetic radiation comes in discrete packets or quanta. Quanta are represented only by integers, (think of steps vs a ramp)

a quantum of electromagnetic radiation energy

E = h x f

h = 6.63 x 10^-34 j/s

fixed distances from the nucleus of an atom where electrons may be found

En = -Rh (1/n^2)

Rh = 2.18 x 10^-18 j

All of the values used to describe the energy of an electron

n, the distance and energy of an orbit

the most stable formation for an atom, where electrons are at their lowest energy level

when an electron moves up one or more orbitals

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