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ELECTRONIC

STRUCTURE OF
ATOM
LEARNING COMPETENCY: explain how the Quantum Mechanical Model of the atom
describes the energies and positions of the electrons

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Lesson 1
QUANTUM NUMBERS
A set of quantum numbers gives an information about the atomic orbital where an
electron can be found. Every Electron in an atom is assigned a unique set of quantum
numbers, of which there are four classes: principal, azimuthal, magnetic, and spin.
Principal Quantum Number
The principal quantum number (n) indicates the energy level or shell where an
atomic orbital can be found. It can have integral values (n= 1,2,3, and so on), which
correspond to the “orbits” in the Bohr model. This means that the Bohr model wa not
exactly wrong.
• As n increases: orbital becomes larger
electron spends more time farther away from nucleus
atom's energy level increase
https://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch6/quantum.php#quantum

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plemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Quantum_Mechanics/10%3A_Multi-
electron_Atoms/Quantum_Numbers_for_Atoms

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