Across
- 4. the number of oscillations that pass a particular point in a given period of time.
- 5. electrons in the outermost shell of an atom.
- 7. Any arrangement of electrons that is higher in energy than the ground state.
- 11. individual "packet" of energy.
- 13. the most stable arrangement of electrons in an atom.
- 14. subshell that has 5 orbitals, and can hold up to 10 electrons.
- 15. subhell that has 3 orbitals, and can hold up to 6 electrons.
- 16. electrons will occupy the lowest available orbital.
- 17. when electromagnetic radiation is given off by heated matter.
- 18. subshell that has 7 orbitals and can hold up to 14 electrons
- 19. electrons will occupy empty orbitals, before sharing an orbital with other electrons.
- 21. energy that is transmitted, or radiated, throughout space in the form of periodic oscillations of electric and magnetic fields.
Down
- 1. desire for an atom to gain an electron.
- 2. energy required for an atom to lose an electron.
- 3. ability for an atom to take electrons from other atoms.
- 6. the phenomenon in which electrons are reflected when certain metals are exposed to light.
- 8. arrangement of atom's electrons in their atomica orbitals.
- 9. the distance between two corresponding points on a wave.
- 10. distance from the nucleus of an atom to the outermost shell.
- 12. subshell that has one orbital, and can hold a max of 2 electron.
- 15. individual particle of light.
- 20. a periodic oscillation by which energy is transmitted through space
