Introduction for Module 12 – Electron Configurations and Quantum Numbers
Textbook: Open Stax Chemistry 2e
Suggested Reading: Chapter 6.3-6.5
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the general idea of the quantum mechanical description of electrons in an atom, and that it uses the notion of three-dimensional wave functions, or orbitals, that define the distribution of probability to find an electron in a particular part of space
- List and describe traits of the four quantum numbers that form the basis for completely specifying the state of an electron in an atom
- Derive the predicted ground-state electron configurations of atoms
- Describe and explain the observed trends in atomic size, ionization energy, and electron affinity of the elements
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