CHEM1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Atomic Orbital, Covalent Bond, Valence Electron
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Atomic orbital electron distributions and energies: energy is determined by n principal number, thus, for h, all orbitals with the same value for n have the same energy- they are. Thurs: 1-4pm degenerate: for non-hydrogen atomic orbitals, the electrostatic attraction is different between each orbital (closer orbitals = more) In the hydrogen atom (1 electron) the energy is identical whether the electron is in the 2s or. Consequence of the effects of shielding and penetration: Electron spin quantum number (ms: electrons have a spin", e. g. +1/2 or -1/2 (only these two values: spinning electrons have a magnetic moment (spin up or spin down, electrons have many orbitals, but the outer ones are empty (ready to be filled if electron is excited) The aufbau principle: allows us to write electron configurations electrons in an atom results from placing each successive electron in the most stable (lowest energy) available atomic orbital.