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Photoelectric The emission of electrons from a metal when light shines on the metal
Quantum energy the minimum quantity of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom
Photon A particle of electromagnetic radiation having zero mass and carrying ...
Photoelectric ✅The emission of electrons from a metal when light shines on the metal
Quantum energy ✅the minimum quantity of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom
Photon ✅A particle of electromagnetic radiation having zero mass and carrying a quantum of energy
Ground state ✅The lowest energy state of an atom
Excited state ✅A state in which an atom has a higher potential energy than in the ground state
Heisenberg uncertainty principle ✅States that it is impossible to determine simultaneously both the
position and velocity of an electron or any other particle
Quantum theory ✅Describes mathematically the wave properties of electrons and other very small
particles
Orbital ✅Three-dimensional region around the nucleus that indicates the probable location of an
electron
Quantum number ✅Specify the properties of atomic orbitals and the properties of elections in orbitals
Principle quantum number ✅Indicates the main energy level occupied by the electron; symbolized by n
Angular momentum quantum number ✅Indicates the shape of the orbital; symbolized by l
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