Chapter 8 Learning Goals

 

Upon completion of the chapter, you should:

 

-           Understand what constitutes the electromagnetic spectrum.

-           Know the significance of quantized energy levels.

-           Be able to utilize the Rydberg equation.

-           Know why the Bohr model of the atom was a good working model, and

            why it ultimately failed.

-           Understand the three quantum numbers, n, l, and ml.

-           Know what the Pauli Exclusion Principle states.

-           Understand how electrons fill in orbitals.

-           Be familiar with the shapes of electron orbitals.

-           Be familiar with the concept of effective nuclear charge and how it relates to orbital shape.

-           Know basic periodic trends for ionization energies.