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Theory

Section 4-3

Bohr’s Model
Electron Cloud
Atomic Orbitals
Electron Configuration
Bohr’s Model

• Focus on Electron
• Electrons exist in
specific fixed orbits
around the nucleus
• Electrons change
orbitals if the atom
gains or losses energy
Evidence for Energy
Levels
Sodium
• The amount of energy
a Electron absorbs Li
can be measured
• When releasing
energy or moving to a
lower orbital
electrons give off light
Evidence for Energy
Levels: Spectral Lines

Cu
Li

B Sodium
Electron Cloud
• Electron cloud is a
visual model that shows
the most likely location
of the electron
• The electron constantly
moves around
the nucleus
Atomic Orbitals

• An orbital is the region


of space around the
nucleus where the
electron can be found
• Orbitals are
approximations of how
electrons behave in their
orbitals (probability)
Electron
Configuration

• The arrangement of
electrons in their orbitals
• The most stable e-
config. is when the e- are
in their lowest energy
state.
(ground state)

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