Chemistry Vocabulary--Energy
Across
- 4. A phenomenon in which photoelectrons are emitted from a metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on the surface
- 7. Includes all forms of electromagnetic radiation
- 9. The minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom
- 10. When an electron temporarily occupies an energy state greater than its ground state
- 11. The energy levels contained within a principal energy level
- 12. A set of frequencies of electromagnetic waves given off by atoms of an element
Down
- 1. The height of a wave from the origin to a crest
- 2. A particle of electromagnetic radiation
- 3. A 3-D region around the nucleus of an atom that describes an electron's probable location
- 5. The number of waves that pass a given point per second
- 6. a disturbance in a medium that carries energy without a net movement of particles
- 8. The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave
- 10. The capacity to do work or produce heat