Across
- 5. Displayed an atom with the majority of the mass in the nucleus.
- 7. A nucleus that has a higher energy level than a ground level.
- 13. A quantum of light; a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy that behaves as a particle.
- 14. The amount of energy needed to move an electron from its present energy level to the next higher one.
- 15. The pattern of frequencies obtained by passing light emitted by the atoms of an element in the gaseous state through a prism.
- 16. Describes the wavelength of a moving particle.
- 19. The arrangement of electrons around the nucleus of an atom in its ground state.
- 21. no more than two electrons can occupy an atomic orbital.
- 23. A dumbbell region around the nucleus where and electron may be found.
- 24. A region around the nucleus of an atom where an electron is likely to be moving.
Down
- 1. When electrons occupy orbitals of equal energy.
- 2. Proposition that electrons travel in definite orbits around the nucleus.
- 3. The distance between two adjacent crests of a wave.
- 4. States that it is impossible to know both the velocity and the position of a particle at the same time.
- 6. The SI unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
- 8. A number used to calculated the radiant energy absorbed or emitted by a body based on the frequency of radiation.
- 9. electrons are ejected by certain metals where they absorb light with a frequency above a threshold frequency.
- 10. The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time.
- 11. a region in space around the nucleus of an atom where there is a high probability of finding an electron.
- 12. Displayed the atom as a ball of positive charge with a few electrons.
- 14. The modern description, primarily mathematical, of the behavior of electrons in atoms.
- 17. A spherical region around the nucleus where an electron may be found. The inner most sphere is one of these.
- 18. Electrons enter orbitals of lowest energy first.
- 20. The lowest energy level occupied in the periodic table.
- 22. The height of a wave from the origin to the crest.