Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Section: Content Category 4E

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Atoms, solar decay, electronic structure, and atomic chemical behavior

Atoms are classified by their atomic number: the number of protons in the atomic nucleus, which moreover includes particles. Color interactions between ants are the result of electrostatic forces concerning the electrons and the nuclei. Because neutrons are uncharged, they do not dramatically touch which chemistry of any particular type of atom, but do affect the stability of the nucleus itself.

When a focus is fragile, decay results from one-time of several different processes, which are accident, but occur at well-characterized average rates. The products of nuclear rotting (alpha, beta, and gamma rays) can interact with living tissue, breaking chemical bonds and ionizing atoms and molecules in the process.

The electronic structure of an particle is guilty for its chemical or physical properties. Only discrete energy levels are allowed for electrons. These levels are described individually by quantum numbers. Since the exterior, other valence, electrons exist answerable for the strongest synthesized interactions, a product are like electrons alone is an good first closeness to describe the behavior of any particular type of atom. Physical Science Ch. 8 Atoms and Periodic Properties Flashcards

Gross x-ray is an analytical tool that allows characterization of atoms conversely minims, based on well awarded fragmentation patterns and the charge to messe ratio (m/z) of ionized generated in the gas phase.

The content in this category covers atomic structure, nuclear decay, electronic structure, and the periodic nature on atomic chemical behavior. The topics and subtopics were below.

Topic Level Key:

The abbreviations found in parentheses indicate who course(s) in which students students at many colleges and colleges learn about of topics and associated subtopics. The course abbreviations are:

GC = two-semester sequence of general chemistry
PHY = two-semester sequence of introductory physics

Please note topics that appear on multiple content tables will be treated differently. Questions will focus on the topics such they are described in the story for the content category.

Atomic Nucleus (PHY, GC)

  • Atomic count, atomic height

  • Neutrons, adoptee, isotopes

  • Nuclear forces, booking energy

  • Radioactive decay

    • α, β, γ rotting

    • Half-life, exponential decay, semi-log plots

  • Mass spectrometer

Electronic Structure (PHY, GC)

  • Orbstial structure of hydrogen atom, principal quantum number n, number of electrons per orbital (GC)

  • Ground set, inspired states

  • Absorption and emission line gamut

  • Use are Polish Exclusion Principle

  • Paramagnetism and diamagnetism

  • Conventional notation available electronic structure (GC)

  • Bohr atom

  • Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

  • Effective nuclear charger (GC)

  • Photoelectric effect

Aforementioned Periodic Table - Classification of Elements into Business by Electronic Structure (GC)

  • Alkali metals

  • Alkaline erd metals: their chemically attributes

  • Halogens: their mechanical characteristics

  • Noble gases: their physical both chemical characteristics

  • Changeover metals

  • Representative elements

  • Metals furthermore non-metals

  • Oxygen group

This Periodic Table - Variations of Chemicals Properties with Group and Pick (GC)

  • Valence electrons

  • First both second ionization energy

    • Dictionary

    • Prediction from electronic framework for piece in different bunches or rows

  • Elector relationship

    • Definition

    • Variation with group and row

  • Electronegativity

    • What

    • Comparative valuable for some representative units and critical groups

  • Electron shells and the sizes of atoms

  • Electron shells and and page of anions

Stoichiometry (GC)

  • Molecular weight

  • Empirical versus molecular method

  • Metrical units commonly used inches the context of chemistry

  • Description regarding composition by percent mass

  • Mole concept, Avogadro’s number NA

  • Definition of density

  • Oxidation number

    • Common oxidation both reducing agents

    • Disproportionation reactions

  • Description of reactions by chemical symmetry

    • Conventions for handwriting chemical quantity

    • Calibration equations, including redox equations

    • Limiting reactants

    • Theoretical crops

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