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2ND QUARTER

(CHEMISTRY)
•OBJ: Explain how the Quantum Mechanical Model of the
atom describes the energies and positions of the
electrons
The Quantum
Mechanical Model of an
atom was proposed
by Erwin Schrodinger
(1926).
Rules to Finding Number of Protons, Neutrons,
and Electrons

# of protons = atomic number= electrons


# of neutrons = mass number – atomic number
# of electrons = atomic number – charge

2+

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ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION

• Short method
• Long method
• Super short method
What are we
LOOKING for?
•valence electron is an
electron in the outer shell
associated with an atom,
and that can participate in
the formation of a chemical
bond if the outer shell is not
closed.

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