[THE ATOM AND SUBATOMIC PARTICLES] Quantum Numbers

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Proverbs 16:3

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Quantum numbers

______ cover the part of quantum mechanics that talks about energy and location of electrons

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Orbital

[QUANTUM NUMBER]

An _____ is a space that accomomodates 2 electrons.

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2 electrons

[QUANTUM NUMBER]

An ORBITAL is a space that accommodates _____ electrons

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Spin

[QUANTUM NUMBER]

An ORBITAL is a space that accommodates 2 electrons and these are held by what we called _____

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Node

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

A _____ is a section of the orbital that cannot hold electrons.

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Subshell / Sublevel

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Energy shell have a smaller portion known as ______.

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1-7 orbitals

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Subshell / Sublevel can have as much as ____ orbitals

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Subshell / Sublevel

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Multiple orbitals can be grouped in a ______.

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Energy shell / Energy level

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]
Multiple subshells constitute a whole _____

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Type (symbol)

Represents

Numbers

Principal (n)

Energy level/shell

1, 2, 3, 4, and so on

Azimuthal / Angular (l)

1) Shape of orbital



2) Sublevel/subshell

0, 1, 2, 3


Magnetic (ml)

Orientation of an orbital

s = 0 only



p = -1, 0, +1



d = -2, -1, 0, +1, +2



and so on

Spin (ms)

Spin of an electron inside an orbital

+1/2 (up arrow)



-1/2 (down arrow)



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Part of a Quantum Number

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Principal Quantum Number (n)

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Energy level / Energy shell of an orbital

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Azimuthal / Angular Quantum Number (I)

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

  • Shape of orbital

  • Sublevel/ Subshell


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Magnetic Quantum Number (ml)

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Orientation of an orbital

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Spin Quantum Number (ms)

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Spin of an elecron inside an orbital

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Azimuthal / Angular Quantum Number (l)

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

__________ represents both the number and shape of orbitals per sublevel/subshell

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(l)

Name*

# Orbitals

Shape of orbitals

0

s

1

Sphere

1

p

3

Dumbbell

2

d

5

Four-leaf clover

3

f

7

(complex)


[QUANTUM NUMBERS]
Table 6. Azimuthal Quantum Number Interpretations

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Degenerate

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Starting from the p-subshell , multiple orbitals of the same subshell have the same energies and are called _____.

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  • Aufbau Principle (Madelung Rule)

  • Hund’s Rule (Maximum Multiplicity Rule)


[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

There are principles concerned mainly with the principal and azimuthal number such as ____ [2]

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Madelung rule

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Aufbau principle is also known as ____

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Maximum Multiplicity Rule

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Hund’s rule is also known as _____

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Aufbau principle (Madelung Rule)

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]
In an atom with multiple energy levels and/or sublevels, the electrons are filled up from 1st onward in a predictable fashion by order of increasing energy

a. Aufbau principle

b. Hund’s rule

c. Pauli exclusion principle

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Hund’s rule (Maximum Multiplicity Rule)

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Electrons fill up degenerate orbitals singly first (+1/2) before pairing up

a. Aufbau principle

b. Hund’s rule

c. Pauli exclusion principle

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Pauli exclusion principle

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Once the magnetic and spin quantum numbers are considered, the ______ enters, which states that every electron in an atom is unique

a. Aufbau principle

b. Hund’s rule

c. Pauli exclusion principle

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Pauli exclusion principle

Example:

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[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

No two electrons have the same set of four quantum numbers.Because they are all unique (or “exclusive)

a. Aufbau principle

b. Hund’s rule

c. Pauli exclusion principle

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Electronic configuration

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]
Assume that every electron in an atom is placed in a specific orbital in a specific shell. When all of them are considered, an atom’s ______ can now be written.

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TRUE

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

TRUE OR FALSE:

Electron Configuration is usually written in the complete form, but if the element is large, it’s fine to use the abbreviated form

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[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Example of Electron Configuration of Sulfur

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Valence

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Outermost (applies to shells, subshells, or electrons)

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Core electrons

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

Inner electrons (anything except the valence)

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Octet Rule

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

For smaller atoms, valence electrons of s and p block elements must be eight (8; octa-) to be stable

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TRUE

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

TRUE OR FALSE:

The smaller atoms refer to most non metals in organic compounds , since s and p orbitals are all they have.

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TRUE

[QUANTUM NUMBERS]

TRUE OR FALSE:

The larger atoms with d orbitals can attains stability without needing to follow the octet rule.