Niels Bohr’s Energy Levels Electrons in certain energy levels Orbits with certain amounts of energy Low energy levels: closer to nucleus High energy levels: farther from nucleus Ground state Electrons in lowest energy level possible Aufbau principle Electrons will occupy the lowest available energy level Episode 303
Excited Atom Atom has absorbed energy Excited state is unstable Quanta – Energy required to excite an electron Excited state is unstable Atom soon emits same amount of absorbed energy Energy seen as visible light Photon – particle with no mass containing a quanta of energy COLOR Episode 303
Wave Description of Light Wavelength (λ) Distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves Frequency(f or γ) The number of waves passing a given point in a given time Hertz C = λf C = 3.0 x 108 m/s : speed of light Episode 303
Electromagnetic Spectrum http://education.jlab.org/frost/speed_of_light.html What is the frequency of light if the wavelength is 6.0 x 10-7 m? C = λf C = 3.0 x 108 m/s : speed of light 3.0 x 108 m/s = (6.0 x10-7 m) f 3.0 x 108 m/s = f 6.0 x10-7 m 5.0 x 1014/s = f Episode 303
Electromagnetic Spectrum What is the wavelength of light if its frequency is 5.0 x 1014 Hertz? C = λf C = 3.0 x 108 m/s : speed of light 3.0 x 108 m/s = λ(5.0 x 1014/s) 3.0 x 108 m/s = λ 5.0 x 1014/s 6.0 x 10-7 m = λ Episode 303
Particle Description of Light Energy exists as particles called quanta Photoelectric Effect Metal emits electrons when light strikes the metal E =hf h is Plank’s Constant 6.626 x 10-34 Js Episode 303
Electromagnetic Spectrum How much energy does light contain if its frequency is 5.0 x 1014 Hertz? E = hf h = 6.626 x 10-34 Js : Plank’s Constant E= (6.626 x 10-34Js)(5.0 x 1014/s) E = 3.3 x 10-19 J Episode 303
The Modern View of Light Light has a dual nature Light may behave as a wave Light may behave as a stream of particles called quanta or photons Episode 303
Spectroscopy Spectral lines represent energy released as electrons return to lower energy levels Spectral lines identify an element Called the Bright Line Spectrum of an Element Episode 303
Orbital Region of space where an electron is likely to be found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNM21emkMJo&feature=related Region of space where an electron is likely to be found Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Impossible to determine location and velocity of a particle Episode 303