Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780073511184
Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.150QP
Blackbody radiation is the term used to describe the dependence of the radiation energy emitted by an object on wavelength at a certain temperature. Planck proposed the quantum theory to account for the dependence. Shown in the figure is a plot of the radiation energy emitted by our sun versus wavelength. This curve is characteristic of objects at about 6000 K. which is the temperature at the surface of the sun. At a higher temperature, the curve has a similar shape but the maximum will shift to a shorter wavelength. (a) What does this curve reveal about two consequences of great biological significance on Earth? (b) How are astronomers able to determine the temperature at the surface of stars in general?
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Chemistry: Atoms First
Ch. 3.1 - Calculate the kinetic energy of a helium atom...Ch. 3.1 - Calculate the energy in joules of a 5.25-g object...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 1PPBCh. 3.1 - Prob. 1PPCCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.2WECh. 3.1 - How much greater is the electrostatic potential...Ch. 3.1 - What must the separation between charges of +2 and...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 2PPCCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.1.1SRCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3.1.2SR
Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3.1.3SRCh. 3.2 - One type of laser used in the treatment of...Ch. 3.2 - What is the wavelength (in meters) of an...Ch. 3.2 - What is the frequency (in reciprocal seconds) of...Ch. 3.2 - Which of the following sets of waves best...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.2.1SRCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.2.2SRCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.2.3SRCh. 3.2 - Prob. 3.2.4SRCh. 3.3 - Calculate the energy (in joules) of (a) a photon...Ch. 3.3 - Calculate the energy (in joules) of (a) a photon...Ch. 3.3 - (a) Calculate the wavelength (in nanometers) of...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.3.1SRCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.3.2SRCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.3.3SRCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.3.4SRCh. 3.3 - Prob. 3.3.5SRCh. 3.4 - Calculate the wavelength (in nanometers) of the...Ch. 3.4 - What is the wavelength (in nanometers) of a photon...Ch. 3.4 - What is the value of ni for an electron that emits...Ch. 3.4 - For each pair of transitions, determine which one...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 3.4.1SRCh. 3.4 - Prob. 3.4.2SRCh. 3.4 - Prob. 3.4.3SRCh. 3.4 - Prob. 3.4.4SRCh. 3.5 - Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of the...Ch. 3.5 - Calculate the de Broglie wavelength (in...Ch. 3.5 - Use Equation 3.11 to calculate the momentum, p...Ch. 3.5 - Consider the impact of early electron diffraction...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 3.5.1SRCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3.5.2SRCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3.5.3SRCh. 3.6 - An electron in a hydrogen atom is known to have a...Ch. 3.6 - Prob. 7PPACh. 3.6 - (a) Calculate the minimum uncertainty in the...Ch. 3.6 - Using Equation 3.13, we can calculate the minimum...Ch. 3.6 - Prob. 3.6.1SRCh. 3.6 - Prob. 3.6.2SRCh. 3.7 - What are the possible values for the magnetic...Ch. 3.7 - Prob. 8PPACh. 3.7 - Prob. 8PPBCh. 3.7 - Prob. 8PPCCh. 3.7 - Prob. 3.7.1SRCh. 3.7 - Prob. 3.7.2SRCh. 3.7 - Prob. 3.7.3SRCh. 3.7 - Prob. 3.7.4SRCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.9WECh. 3.8 - Prob. 9PPACh. 3.8 - Prob. 9PPBCh. 3.8 - Prob. 9PPCCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.8.1SRCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.8.2SRCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.8.3SRCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3.8.4SRCh. 3.9 - Write the electron configuration and give the...Ch. 3.9 - Prob. 10PPACh. 3.9 - Write the electron configuration and give the...Ch. 3.9 - Prob. 10PPCCh. 3.9 - Prob. 3.9.1SRCh. 3.9 - Prob. 3.9.2SRCh. 3.9 - Prob. 3.9.3SRCh. 3.10 - Without referring to Figure 3.26, write the...Ch. 3.10 - Prob. 11PPACh. 3.10 - Prob. 11PPBCh. 3.10 - Consider again the alternate universe and its...Ch. 3.10 - Prob. 3.10.1SRCh. 3.10 - Prob. 3.10.2SRCh. 3.10 - Prob. 3.10.3SRCh. 3.10 - Prob. 3.10.4SRCh. 3 - Define these terms: potential energy, kinetic...Ch. 3 - What are the units for energy commonly employed in...Ch. 3 - A truck initially traveling at 60 km/h is brought...Ch. 3 - Describe the interconversions of forms of energy...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.5QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.6QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.7QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.8QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.9QPCh. 3 - (a) How much greater is the electrostatic energy...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.11QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.12QPCh. 3 - List the types of electromagnetic radiation,...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.14QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.15QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.16QPCh. 3 - The SI unit of time is the second, which is...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.18QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.19QPCh. 3 - Four waves represent light in four different...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.21QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.22QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.23QPCh. 3 - What is a photon? What role did Einsteins...Ch. 3 - A photon has a wavelength of 705 nm. Calculate the...Ch. 3 - The blue color of the sky results from the...Ch. 3 - A photon has a frequency of 6.5 109 Hz. (a)...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.28QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.29QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.30QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.31QPCh. 3 - A particular form of electromagnetic radiation has...Ch. 3 - Photosynthesis makes use of visible light to bring...Ch. 3 - The retina of a human eye can detect light when...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.35QPCh. 3 - The binding energy of magnesium metal is 5.86 ...Ch. 3 - What is the kinetic energy of the ejected electron...Ch. 3 - A red light was shined onto a metal sample and the...Ch. 3 - A photoelectric experiment was performed by...Ch. 3 - Which of the following best explains why we see...Ch. 3 - One way to see the emission spectrum of hydrogen...Ch. 3 - How many lines would we see in the emission...Ch. 3 - For a hydrogen atom in which the electron has been...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.40QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.41QPCh. 3 - Briefly describe Bohrs theory of the hydrogen atom...Ch. 3 - Explain the meaning of the negative sign in...Ch. 3 - Consider the following energy levels of a...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.45QPCh. 3 - Calculate the wavelength (in nanometers) of a...Ch. 3 - Calculate the frequency (hertz) and wavelength...Ch. 3 - What wavelength of light is needed to excite the...Ch. 3 - An electron in the hydrogen atom makes a...Ch. 3 - Explain why elements produce their own...Ch. 3 - Some copper-containing substances emit green light...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.52QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.53QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.54QPCh. 3 - Why is Equation 3.11 meaningful only for...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.56QPCh. 3 - Thermal neutrons are neutrons that move at speeds...Ch. 3 - Protons can be accelerated to speeds near that of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.59QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.60QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.61QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.62QPCh. 3 - What are the inadequacies of Bohrs theory?Ch. 3 - What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle? What...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.65QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.66QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.67QPCh. 3 - The speed of a thermal neutron (see Problem 3.57)...Ch. 3 - Alveoli are tiny sacs of air in the lungs. Their...Ch. 3 - In the beginning of the twentieth century, some...Ch. 3 - Suppose that photons of blue light (430 nm) are...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.72QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.73QPCh. 3 - Which of the four quantum numbers (n, , m, ms)...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.75QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.76QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.77QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.78QPCh. 3 - Describe the shapes of s, p, and d orbitals. How...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.80QPCh. 3 - Describe the characteristics of an s orbital, p...Ch. 3 - Why is a boundary surface diagram useful in...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.83QPCh. 3 - Give the values of the four quantum numbers of an...Ch. 3 - Describe how a 1s orbital and a 2s orbital are...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.86QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.87QPCh. 3 - Make a chart of all allowable orbitals in the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.89QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.90QPCh. 3 - A 3s orbital is illustrated here. Using this as a...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.92QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.93QPCh. 3 - State the Aufbau principle, and explain the role...Ch. 3 - Indicate the total number of (a) p electrons in N...Ch. 3 - Calculate the total number of electrons that can...Ch. 3 - Determine the total number of electrons that can...Ch. 3 - Determine the maximum number of electrons that can...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.99QPCh. 3 - The electron configuration of an atom in the...Ch. 3 - List the following atoms in order of increasing...Ch. 3 - Determine the number of unpaired electrons in each...Ch. 3 - Determine the number of impaired electrons in each...Ch. 3 - Determine the number of unpaired electrons in each...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.105QPCh. 3 - Portions of orbital diagrams representing the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.107QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.108QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.109QPCh. 3 - Define the following terms and give an example of...Ch. 3 - Explain why the ground-state electron...Ch. 3 - Write the election configuration of a xenon core.Ch. 3 - Comment on the correctness of the following...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.114QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.115QPCh. 3 - Write the ground-state electron configurations for...Ch. 3 - Write the ground-state electron configurations for...Ch. 3 - What is the symbol of the element with the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.119QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.120QPCh. 3 - Discuss the current view of the correctness of the...Ch. 3 - Distinguish carefully between the following terms:...Ch. 3 - What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.124QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.125QPCh. 3 - A baseball pitchers fastball has been clocked at...Ch. 3 - A ruby laser produces radiation of wavelength 633...Ch. 3 - Four atomic energy levels of an atom are shown...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.129QPCh. 3 - Spectral lines of the Lyman and Balmer series do...Ch. 3 - Only a fraction of the electric energy supplied to...Ch. 3 - The figure here illustrates a series of...Ch. 3 - When one of heliums electrons is removed, the...Ch. 3 - The retina of a human eye can detect light when...Ch. 3 - An electron in an excited state in a hydrogen atom...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.136QPCh. 3 - The election configurations described in this...Ch. 3 - Draw the shapes (boundary surfaces) of the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.139QPCh. 3 - Consider the graph here. (a) Calculate the binding...Ch. 3 - Scientists have found interstellar hydrogen atoms...Ch. 3 - Ionization energy is the minimum energy required...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.143QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.144QPCh. 3 - The cone cells of the human eye are sensitive to...Ch. 3 - (a) An electron in the ground state of the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.147QPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.148QPCh. 3 - When an election makes a transition between energy...Ch. 3 - Blackbody radiation is the term used to describe...Ch. 3 - Suppose that photons of red light (675 nm) are...Ch. 3 - In an election microscope, electrons are...Ch. 3 - According to Einsteins special theory of...Ch. 3 - The mathematical equation for studying the...
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