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Electronic

Structure
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Chapter 6
Electronic Structure of Atoms

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A wave is a continuously repeating change or
oscillation in matter or in a physical field.

Light is an electromagnetic wave, consisting of
oscillations in electric and magnetic fields traveling
through space.
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A wave can be characterized by its wavelength
and frequency.

Wavelength, symbolized by the Greek letter
lambda, , is the distance between any two
identical points on adjacent waves.
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Frequency, symbolized by the Greek letter nu, v,
is the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed
point in one unit of time (usually a second). The
unit is
1
/
S
or s
-1
, which is also called the Hertz (Hz).
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Wavelength and frequency are related by the wave
speed. The speed of light, c, is 3.00 x 10
8
m/s.
c = v

The relationship between wavelength and
frequency due to the constant velocity of light is
illustrated on the next slide.
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When the
wavelength is
reduced by a
factor of two,
the frequency
increases by
a factor of
two.
Exercise:
1. What is the wavelength of blue light with a
frequency of 6.4 10
14
/s?

2. What is the frequency of light having a
wavelength of 681 nm?

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The range of frequencies and wavelengths of
electromagnetic radiation is called the
electromagnetic spectrum.
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The Nature of Energy
The wave nature of light
does not explain how
an object can glow
when its temperature
increases.
Also, The wave theory
could not explain the
photoelectric effect.

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The Nature of Energy
Max Planck explained it by assuming that
energy comes in packets called quanta.
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The Nature of Energy
Einstein used this
assumption to explain the
photoelectric effect.
He concluded that energy is
proportional to frequency:
E = hv
where h is Plancks
constant, 6.626 10
34
J-s.
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The Nature of Energy
Therefore, if one knows the wavelength of
light, one can calculate the energy in one
photon, or packet, of that light:

c = v
E = hv
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Exercise Energy of a Photon
Calculate the energy of one photon of yellow light
that has a wavelength of 589 nm.
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In the early 1900s, the atom was understood to
consist of a positive nucleus around which
electrons move (Rutherfords model).

This explanation left a theoretical dilemma:
According to the physics of the time, an electrically
charged particle circling a center would continually
lose energy as electromagnetic radiation. But this
is not the caseatoms are stable.
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In addition, this understanding could not explain
the observation of line spectra of atoms.

A continuous spectrum contains all wavelengths
of light.

A line spectrum shows only certain colors or
specific wavelengths of light. When atoms are
heated, they emit light. This process produces a
line spectrum that is specific to that atom. The
emission spectra of six elements are shown on the
next slide.
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Electronic
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Emission of Energy
(2 Possibilities)
Continuous Energy Loss Quantized Energy Loss
or
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Emission of Energy
Continuous Energy Loss

Any and all energy
values possible on way
down
Implies electron can be
anywhere about
nucleus of atom


Continuous emission
spectra
Quantized Energy Loss

Only certain, restricted,
quantized energy
values possible on way
down
Implies an electron is
restricted to quantized
energy levels

Line spectra
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Line Emission Spectrum of Hydrogen Atoms
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Line Spectra vs. Continuous Emission
Spectra

The fact that the emission spectra of H
2

gas and other molecules is a line rather
than a continuous emission spectra tells
us that electrons are in quantized
energy levels rather than anywhere
about nucleus of atom.
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In 1913, Neils Bohr, a Danish scientist, set down
postulates to account for
1. The stability of the hydrogen atom
2. The line spectrum of the atom
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Energy-Level Postulate
An electron can have only certain energy values,
called energy levels. Energy levels are quantized.

For an electron in a hydrogen atom, the energy is
given by the following equation:



R
H
= 2.179 10
18
J
n = principal quantum number
2
H

n
R
E =
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Transitions Between Energy Levels
An electron can change energy levels by
absorbing energy to move to a higher energy
level or by emitting energy to move to a lower
energy level.
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For a hydrogen electron, the energy change is
given by
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
2
i
2
f
H
1 1

n n
R E
i f
E E E =
R
H
= 2.179 10
18
J, Rydberg constant
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The energy of the emitted or absorbed photon is
related to AE:



We can now combine these two equations:


|
|
.
|

\
|
= v
2
i
2
f
H
1 1
n n
R h
constant s Planck'

electron
=
v = =
h
h E E
photon
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Light is absorbed by an atom when the electron
transition is from lower n to higher n (n
f
> n
i
). In this
case, AE will be positive.

Light is emitted from an atom when the electron
transition is from higher n to lower n (n
f
< n
i
). In this
case, AE will be negative.

An electron is ejected when n
f
= .
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E
photon
= AE = E
f
- E
i

E
f
= -R
H

( )
1
n
2

f
E
i
= -R
H

( )
1
n
2

i
i f
AE = R
H

( )
1
n
2

1
n
2

n
f
= 1
n
i
= 2
n
f
= 1
n
i
= 3
n
f
= 2
n
i
= 3
7.3
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Exercise: Calculate the wavelength (in nm)
of a photon emitted by a hydrogen atom
when its electron drops from the n = 5
state to the n = 3 state.
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The Nature of Energy
Niels Bohr adopted Plancks assumption and
explained these phenomena in this way:
1. Electrons in an atom can only occupy certain orbits
(corresponding to certain energies)
2. Electrons in permitted orbits have specific, allowed
energies; these energies will not be radiated from the
atom.
2. Energy is only absorbed or emitted in such a way as
to move an electron from one allowed energy state
to another; the energy is defined by
E = hv
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In 1923, Louis de Broglie, a French physicist,
reasoned that particles (matter) might also have
wave properties.

The wavelength of a particle of mass, m (kg), and
velocity, v (m/s), is given by the de Broglie relation:



34

6.626 10 J s
h
mv
h

=
= -
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Building on de Broglies work, in 1926, Erwin
Schrdinger devised a theory that could be used to
explain the wave properties of electrons in atoms
and molecules.

The branch of physics that mathematically
describes the wave properties of submicroscopic
particles is called quantum mechanics or wave
mechanics.
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Quantum mechanics alters how we think about the
motion of particles.

In 1927, Werner Heisenberg showed how it is
impossible to know with absolute precision both
the position, x, and the momentum, p, of a particle
such as electron.


Because p = mv this uncertainty becomes more
significant as the mass of the particle becomes
smaller.
4
) )( (
h
p x >
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Quantum Mechanics
The wave equation is
designated with a lowercase
Greek psi (). No direct
physical meaning.
The square of the wave
equation,
2
, gives a
probability density map of
where an electron has a
certain statistical likelihood
of being at any given instant
in time.
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Quantum Numbers
Solving the wave equation gives a set of
wave functions, or orbitals, and their
corresponding energies.
Each orbital describes a spatial
distribution of electron density.
An orbital is described by a set of three
quantum numbers.
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Principal Quantum Number (n)
The principal quantum number, n,
describes the energy level on which the
orbital resides.
The values of n are integers 1.
For Hydrogen atom:
E
n
= -(2.18X10
-18
)(1/n
2
) as in Bohr Model
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Angular Momentum Quantum
Number (l)
This quantum number defines the
shape of the orbital.
Allowed values of l are integers ranging
from 0 to n 1.
We use letter designations to
communicate the different values of l
and, therefore, the shapes and types of
orbitals.
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Angular Momentum Quantum
Number (l)
Value of l 0 1 2 3
Type of orbital s p d f
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Magnetic Quantum Number (m
l
)
The magnetic quantum number describes the
three-dimensional orientation of the orbital.
Allowed values of m
l
are integers ranging
from l to l:
l m
l
l
Therefore, on any given energy level, there
can be up to 1 s orbital, 3 p orbitals, 5 d
orbitals, 7 f orbitals, and so forth.
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Magnetic Quantum Number (m
l
)
Orbitals with the same value of n form a shell.
Different orbital types within a shell are subshells.
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s Orbitals
The value of l for s orbitals is 0.
They are spherical in shape.
The radius of the sphere increases with the
value of n.
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s Orbitals
Observing a graph of
probabilities of finding an
electron versus distance
from the nucleus, we see
that s orbitals possess n
1 nodes, or regions
where there is 0
probability of finding an
electron.
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p Orbitals
The value of l for p orbitals is 1.
They have two lobes with a node between
them.

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d Orbitals
The value of l for a
d orbital is 2.
Four of the five d
orbitals have 4
lobes; the other
resembles a p
orbital with a
doughnut around
the center.
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Energies of Orbitals
For a one-electron
hydrogen atom,
orbitals on the same
energy level have
the same energy.
That is, they are
degenerate.
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Energies of Orbitals
As the number of
electrons increases,
though, so does the
repulsion between
them.
Therefore, in many-
electron atoms,
orbitals on the same
energy level are no
longer degenerate.
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Spin Quantum Number, m
s

In the 1920s, it was
discovered that two
electrons in the same
orbital do not have
exactly the same energy.
The spin of an electron
describes its magnetic
field, which affects its
energy.
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Spin Quantum Number, m
s

This led to a fourth
quantum number, the
spin quantum number,
m
s
.
The spin quantum
number has only 2
allowed values: +1/2
and 1/2.
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An electron configuration of an atom is a
particular distribution of electrons among available
subshells.

An orbital diagram of an atom shows how the
orbitals of a subshell are occupied by electrons.
Orbitals are represented with a circle or squares;
electrons are represented with arrows up for m
s
=
+ or down for m
s
= -.
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The Pauli exclusion principle summarizes
experimental observations that no two electrons in
one atom can have the same four quantum
numbers.

That means that within one orbital, electrons must
have opposite spin. It also means that one orbital
can hold a maximum of two electrons (with
opposite spin).
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An s subshell, with one orbital,
can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.

A p subshell, with three orbitals,
can hold a maximum of 6 electrons.

A d subshell, with five orbitals,
can hold a maximum of 10 electrons.

An f subshell, with seven orbitals,
can hold a maximum of 14 electrons.
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In 1927, Friedrich Hund discovered, by
experiment, a rule for determining the lowest-
energy configuration of electrons in orbitals of a
subshell.

Hunds rule states that the lowest-energy
arrangement of electrons in a subshell is obtained
by putting electrons into separate orbitals of the
subshell with the same spin before pairing
electrons.
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The lowest-energy configuration of an atom is
called its ground state.

Any other allowed configuration represents an
excited state.
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The building-up principle (or aufbau principle)
is a scheme used to reproduce the ground-state
electron configurations by successively filling
subshells with electrons in a specific order (the
building-up order).

This order generally corresponds to filling the
orbitals from lowest to highest energy. Note that
these energies are the total energy of the atom
rather than the energy of the subshells alone.
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1s
2s 2p
3s 3p 3d
4s 4p 4d 4f
5s 5p 5d 5f
6s 6p 6d
7s 7p

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This results in the following order:
1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d, 5p,
6s, 4f, 5d, 6p, 7s, 5f, 6d, 7p
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Another way to learn the building-up order is to
correlate each subshell with a position on the
periodic table.

The principal quantum number, n, correlates with
the period number.

Groups IA and IIA correspond to the s subshell;
Groups IIIA through VIIIA correspond to the p
subshell; the B groups correspond to the d
subshell; and the bottom two rows correspond to
the f subshell. This is shown on the next slide.
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There are a few exceptions to the building-up
order prediction for the ground state.

Chromium (Z=24) and copper (Z=29) have been
found by experiment to have the following ground-
state electron configurations:

Cr: 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
3d
5
4s
1
Cu: 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
3d
10
4s
1


In each case, the difference is in the 3d and 4s
subshells.
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There are several terms describing electron
configurations that are important.

The complete electron configuration shows every
subshell explicitly.

Br: 1s
2

4p
5

2s
2
2p
6

3s
2
3p
6

4s
2
3d
10

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The noble-gas configuration substitutes the
preceding noble gas for the core configuration and
explicitly shows subshells beyond that.

Br: [Ar]3d
10
4s
2
4p
5

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The valence configuration consists of the
electrons outside the noble-gas or pseudo-noble-
gas core.
Br: 4s
2
4p
5
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For main-group (representative) elements, an s or
a p subshell is being filled.

For d-block transition elements, a d subshell is
being filled.

For f-block transition elements, an f subshell is
being filled.
?
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Write the complete electron
configuration of the arsenic atom, As,
using the building-up principle.
1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
3d
10
4s
2
4p
3

For arsenic, As, Z = 33.
?
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What are the electron configurations for
the valence electrons of arsenic and
zinc?
Arsenic is in period 4, Group VA.
Its valence configuration is
4s
2
4p
3
.
Zinc, Z = 30, is a transition metal in
the first transition series.
Its noble-gas core is Ar, Z = 18.
Its valence configuration is
4s
2
3d
10
.
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For nitrogen, the orbital diagram would be


1s 2s 2p
?
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Write an orbital diagram for the ground
state of the nickel atom.
3s 3p
1s 2s 2p
4s 3d
For nickel, Z = 28.
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Magnetic Properties of Atoms
Although an electron behaves like a tiny magnet,
two electrons that are opposite in spin cancel each
other. Only atoms with unpaired electrons exhibit
magnetic susceptibility.

This allows us to classify atoms based on their
behavior in a magnetic field.
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A paramagnetic substance is one that is weakly
attracted by a magnetic field, usually as the result
of unpaired electrons.

A diamagnetic substance is not attracted by a
magnetic field generally because it has only paired
electrons.

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