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Electronic Structure
CyberEd Teacher Study Guide: Electronic Structure
The following National Science Education Standards specifically relate to this study
guide:
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
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CyberEd Chemistry Course Title: Electronic Structure
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1. Busy Electrons: this graphic shows the importance of electrons. Discuss the
importance of electrons in chemistry, physics, industry and biology.
Scene 4
2. Periodic Bingo: this graphic shows an enlargement of Lithium from its place in the
Periodic Table. Explain the Atomic Number of an element, using Lithium as an
example.
Scene 5
3. Aiming at Atoms: this illustration shows early
explorations of atomic structure. In simple terms, what
is the basic structure of an atom?
Scene 6
1. Attractive Puzzle: this graphic shows the
major atomic puzzle that scientists
strove to solve during the early 20th
Century. Explain that puzzle. What was
the new theory of the atom that solved
the puzzle and who
contributed to its
development?
Scenes 7 8
2. Two Models: The fixed orbital
model in this graphic
conforms to Bohrs edict, but
the modern model shown
here is more complicated. In
both cases, how do electrons
make their presence known?
Scenes 9 10
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4. For further thought: Quantum theory says that energy is transferred in precise,
stepwise amounts rather than a continuous spread. How does the spectrum of
light emitted by excited hydrogen verify this concept?
1. Theory versus Evidence: this graphic shows how the emission spectrum for neon
could not be accounted for by Bohrs quantum theory for hydrogen. Explain this
contradiction between theory and evidence, referring to the graphic. In the
experimentally determined energy levels for neon, what do the dashes and the s,
p, d and f designations represent?
Scene 20
2. Mechanic Illustrated: this portrait shows Erwin
Schrdinger, the inventor of quantum mechanics. What is
the core idea of quantum mechanics, as applied to atomic
structure?
Scene 21
3. Orbital Order: this graphic shows all the energy sublevels and the electron orbital
shapes that account for them. What did quantum mechanics accomplish for
quantum theory?
Scene 22
4. The Shape of Energy: this gallery shows all the orbital shapes described by the
wave equations of quantum mechanics. Describe how these shapes increase in
complexity for s, p, d and f orbitals.
Scene 23
5. Certainly Probable: this illustration shows where electrons fit in
the electromagnetic spectrum. What does an electron orbital
represent?
Scenes 24 26
6. Duality Depicted: these pictures
demonstrate graphic interpretations of
conflicting wave and particle concepts for
electrons the Duality Paradox. What
rule is violated by showing electrons as
particles that travel along quantum
mechanical surfaces? State that rule in
detail and its consequences. Describe the
Duality Paradox.
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Review Quantum mechanics.
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2. Describe how level number and orbital shape determine the energy of an orbital.
Scene 32
3. Reserved Parking: this diagram shows all the available electron orbital levels and
sublevels, including spin states, for atoms of all the elements. The Noble Gases
are marked at their respective p sublevels. The graphic, plus the periodic table,
give you all the information you need to complete the table below. List all the
sublevels in ascending order of energy, indicate the maximum number of electrons
that can reside at each corresponding sublevel, show the cumulative number, or
sum, of possible electrons up to and including the corresponding sublevel, and list
the elements (as shown in this lessons periodic table) with atomic numbers equal
to the sums of electrons in row three.
Sublevel
Max #
electrons in
sublevel
Cumulative
sum of
electrons
Element
with atomic
number =
electron
sum
Scenes 33 34
1. What are the four essential rules for placing electrons into the sublevels of
elements? (Of the four, one rule is stated in Scenes 33 34 without being given a
name, two rules are given names, and one rule comes from Scene 27.)
Scenes 35 36
2. First Row: this graphic shows the sublevel available to the two elements in the first
row of the periodic table. Discuss how the 1s orbital serves hydrogen and helium.
How are structural formulas written using sublevels and superscripts?
Scenes 37 42
1. Second Row: this graphic depicts the sublevels beyond the helium closed shell for
the elements in the second row of the periodic table. Explain the difference
between full notation and abbreviated closed shell notation. Complete the
following chart by writing the electron structure for each second row element in
both notations.
2. In the periodic table, lithium and beryllium are separated by a large gap from the
other elements in row 2. How does this separation correspond to the electronic
structure of row 2 elements?
Scene 42
4. Eight is Enough: this graphic shows how the eight
electrons in the 2s and 2p levels of Neon are well
secured to the atom, defying ionization. Explain the
Octet Rule and how it affects chemical reactivity.
Scenes 43 44
1. Third Row: this graphic portrays the sublevels beyond the neon closed shell for the
elements in the third row of the periodic table. Complete the following chart by
supplying the atomic number of each element and writing its electron structure in
abbreviated closed shell notation.
abbrev.
Element atomic #
notation
Na
Mg
Al
Si
P
S
Cl
Ar
2. How does Argon resemble Neon?
3. For further thought: What would be the charge on sodium if it lost the electron in its
3s sublevel? What would be the charge on chlorine if it gained an electron in its 3p
sublevel?
Scenes 45 46
Scene 47
3. Fourth Row, Completed: Fill out this table by writing the electron structure for the
elements from gallium to krypton in abbreviated closed shell notation.
abbrev.
Element
notation
Ga
Ge
As
Se
Br
Kr
Scene 48
1. Fifth Row: this graphic shows the sublevels beyond the krypton closed shell in the
fifth row elements. Write the electron structures for the elements from rubidium to
xenon in abbreviated closed shell notation. *The number of asterisks beside an
element indicates how many electrons the 4d sublevel appropriates from the
otherwise complete 5s level. The structure for molybdenum is supplied.
Element abbreviated
notation
Rb
Sr
Y
Zr
Nb*
Mo* [Kr] 5s14d5
Tc
Ru*
Rh*
Pd**
Ag*
Cd
In
Sn
Sb
Te
I
Xe
2. With the exception of increased electron thievery by d sublevels, the fifth row
sublevels follow the same pattern as the fourth row. What columns in the periodic
table include the fifth row 4d shell transition elements?
Scene 49
3. For the noble gases in rows 4 and 5, krypton and xenon, the lesson refers to the
Rule of Eight as the Rule of 18. Why?
Scene 50
1. 4f Avoids the Draft: this graphic shows a row of elements set off from the rest of
the periodic table, with atomic numbers that fill the gap between the sixth row
elements, lanthanum and hafnium. What does the series of elements from cerium
to lutetium represent? Why are they set off from the rest of the row?
2. For further thought: This chart of lanthanides shows that the build-up of the f level
is not completely straightforward. What does this series of sublevel values indicate
about the relationship between f and d levels?
Element electron structure Element electron structure
Ce [Xe] 6s24f15d1 Tb [Xe] 6s24f9
Pr [Xe] 6s24f3 Dy [Xe] 6s24f10
Nd [Xe] 6s24f4 Ho [Xe] 6s24f11
Pm [Xe] 6s24f5 Er [Xe] 6s24f12
Sm [Xe] 6s24f6 Tm [Xe] 6s24f13
Eu [Xe] 6s24f7 Yb [Xe] 6s24f14
Gd [Xe] 6s24f75d1 Lu [Xe] 6s24f145d1
3. For further thought: Of the row 6 elements, platinum and gold each have a d level
that snatches an electron from the nearest full s level. The structure of iridium, the
element preceding platinum, is [Xe]6s24f145d7. The structure of mercury, the
element following gold, is [Xe]6s24f145d10. From this information supply the
structure of platinum and gold.
Scene 51
2. What sublevel remains unutilized by any element on this periodic table? How does
the radioactivity of an atom affect its electron structure?
Review
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View scene 52 and the Periodic Table on the CD-ROM, choosing the
screens, Families of Elements and s, p, d and f Orbital Blocks,
then complete the exercise below.
Multimedia
Presentation Review the principles you have studied.
1. Block Party: this periodic table shows the elements grouped by sublevel blocks.
Explain what this means.
2. Family Resemblance: this periodic table shows the elements grouped by family
characteristics. Considering that the families of elements exactly coincide with the
sublevel blocks, what conclusion can be drawn?
Electronic Structure
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Complete Interactive Lessons # 2 - 4.
Review orbital shapes and energy levels.
Interactive
Lesson
Electronic Structure
Please load the CyberEd Chemistry Course Title: Electronic Structure
Complete Interactive Lessons # 5 - 6.
Determine the levels and sublevels of different elements.
Interactive
Lesson
Electronic Structure
Please load the CyberEd Chemistry Course Title: Electronic Structure
Complete Interactive Lessons # 7.
Review the properties of different elements.
Interactive
Lesson
Test