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answer the following questions.
- describe how the quantum theory of atomic structure differs from bohr’s theory. (hint: focus on electrons)
- differentiate orbit from orbital.
- what do electron configurations tell us about an atom?
- how many orbitals are in the fourth energy level?
- how many orbitals of each type are there? s- ____ p- __ d- __ f- ____
- draw the 2s and 2px orbital. ■ 2s ■ 2pₓ ■
- write the electron configurations of the following elements using the full and condensed forms.
a. phosphorus ____ ____
b. nickel ____ ____
c. neon ____ ____
d. potassium ____ ____
e. titanium ____ ____
Question 1
Bohr's theory: Electrons move in fixed, circular orbits (defined paths) around the nucleus, with definite energy levels (electrons can jump between levels by absorbing/emitting photons). Quantum theory: Electrons don't have definite paths; we describe their location using probability (orbitals, regions of high probability). Quantum theory uses quantum numbers (n, l, mₗ, mₛ) to describe electron states, and electrons have wave - particle duality. Bohr's model is a simplified, early model; quantum theory is more accurate, based on wave mechanics and probability.
Orbit (Bohr's model): A definite, circular path where an electron moves around the nucleus (e.g., in Bohr's hydrogen atom model, electrons orbit like planets around the sun, with fixed radii and energies). Orbital (quantum theory): A three - dimensional region in space around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron. It is described by quantum numbers and has specific shapes (s - spherical, p - dumbbell - shaped, etc.). Orbits are definite paths (classical concept), while orbitals are probability - based (quantum concept).
Electron configurations show the distribution of electrons in an atom's orbitals. They tell us: 1. The energy levels (shells, \(n\)) and sub - levels (sub - shells, \(l\)) occupied by electrons. 2. The number of valence electrons (electrons in the outermost shell), which determines chemical reactivity (e.g., atoms with 8 valence electrons are stable, like noble gases). 3. The atom's chemical properties (e.g., metals have few valence electrons, non - metals have more; this affects bonding, ionization energy, etc.). 4. The atom's magnetic properties (e.g., unpaired electrons make an atom paramagnetic).
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- Bohr's theory: Electrons follow fixed, circular orbits (definite paths) around the nucleus, with discrete energy levels (electrons transition between levels by photon absorption/emission).
- Quantum theory: Electrons do not have definite paths; their location is described by probability (orbitals, regions of high electron - probability density). It uses quantum numbers (\(n\), \(l\), \(m_l\), \(m_s\)) to define electron states and accounts for wave - particle duality of electrons.