CHM 162: Organic Chemistry and Atomic Structure

it is the Chemistry of compounds found in living organisms

10to power-14 TO 10topower-15 metres in diameter

of approximately 10topower-10metres

2 X10topower-10metres OR 200 picometres

this is the weighted average mass in atomic mass units of an element's naturally occuring isotopes

describes the volume of space around a nucleus that an electron is most likely to occupy
OR
represents the space where an electron spends most of its time

s, p, d, f

s orbital- spherical, with nucleus at its center
p orbital-dumb bell shaped
four of the five d orbitals are cloverleaf shaped
fifth d orbital is shaped like an elongated dumbbell

a NODE

a rule that states that "THE LOWEST ENERGY ORBITALS FILL UP 1ST, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER 1S TO 2S TO 2P TO 3S TO 3P TO 4S TO 3D TO....."