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4.3 Notes Revise 08
4.3 Notes Revise 08
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
• The arrangement of
electrons in their orbitals
• The most stable e-
config. is when the e- are
in their lowest energy
state.
(ground state)