vocab

2. a particle of electromagnetic radiation having zero mass and carrying a quantum of energy
4. the number of waves that pass a given point in a specific time, usually one second
6. describes mathematically the wave properties of electrons and other very small particles
8. the emission of electrons from a metal when light shines on the metal
10. the four bands of light presented when a narrow beam of light is passed through a prism.
12. what all the forms of electromagnetic radiation
13. lowest energy state of an atom
14. distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves

1. when scientists had expected to observe the emission of a continuous range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation
3. indicates the orientation of an orbital around the nucleus
5. specify the properties of atomic orbitals and the properties of electrons in orbitals
7. the minimum quantity of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom
9. when an atom has higher potential energy than it has in ground state
10. a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space
11. indicates the main energy level occupied by the electron