Electrons and the Periodic Table

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Alkali metals
Reactive because they have one valence electron that is weakly bound to the atom (large atomic radii, low ionization energy)
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S orbital
O
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P orbital
Figure 8
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Endothermic
Absorbs heat
-Electrons gaining energy, moving toward nucleus
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Exothermic
Chemical reaction in which energy is primarily given off in the form of heat
-Electron falling down to lower energy level
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Violet light
Short wavelength, high frequency, high energy
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Red light
Long wavelength, low frequency, low energy
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Line spectrum
A spectrum containing radiation of only CERTAIN wavelengths
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Continuous spectrum
Spectrum where ALL wavelengths are produced
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Speed of light
Speed all electromagnetic waves travel
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Amplitude
Height of a wave (crest to line)
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Wavelength
Crest to crest
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Frequency
Number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
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Law of Conservation of Matter
Matter is not created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical change
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White light
Mixture of all the colors in the visible spectrum
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Photon
Small packets of light that make up a wave
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Close to the nucleus
LOW energy, more stable
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Ground state
The lowest energy state of an atom
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Bigger, shorter
The __________ the energy transition, the MORE energy that is released and the _______________ the wavelength
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Atomic radii
Measure of the size of the atom
-Picometers
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AR Column
Increases as you go down a column because electrons jump from different energy levels as electron shells are added, so electrons move further from the nucleus making the radii larger
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AR period
Decreases as you go across a period because the amount of protons increases and pull the electrons closer
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Ionization energy
The amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom
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IE column
Decreases, because the outermost electron gets further from the nucleus as more energy shells are added, so the attraction between the two gets weaker so the VE is easier to remove
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IE period
Increases, because there are more protons as you go across a period so the electrons' attraction to the nucleus is stronger, making it harder to remove an electron
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Electronegativity
The attraction of an atom to electrons
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E column
Decreases as you go down a column because atomic radius increases, so electrons are further from the nucleus
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E period
Increases because atomic radii decreases and nuclear charge increases (more protons), so there's a stronger force attracting electrons (magnets closer together)
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Valence electrons
Determine if atoms have similar chemical properties
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