Quantum numbers n principal magnetic l angular momentum spin m1 ms Value of n Value of l Value of m1 Type of atomic orbital Number of orbitals 1 1s 1 2 2s 1 2 1 -1, 0, +1 2p 3 3 3s 1 3 1 -1, 0, +1 3p 3 3 2 -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 3d 5 MM 2007 AH

Pauli Exclusion Principle No 2 electrons in any one atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers the maximum number of electrons in any orbital is 2 2 electrons occupying the same orbital must have opposite spin MM 2007 AH

Electronic configuration H 1s1 or 1s He 1s2 or 1s MM 2007 AH

Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity Aufbau principle Lowest energy orbitals filled first Electrons assigned to orbitals in order of increasing n + l Where 2 subshells have same n + l, that with lowest n filled first Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity Degenerate orbitals occupied singly, with electrons keeping their spin parallel before spin pairing occurs N 1s2 2s2 2p3 1s 2s 2p MM 2007 AH

Electronic arrangement of Noble gases Ne 1s2 2s2 2p6 Ar 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 Electronic configuration of other elements can be abbreviated taking account of previous Noble gas e.g. magnesium [Ne] 3s2 MM 2007 AH

Periodic table blocks Periodic table subdivided into s, p, d and f blocks depending on which subshell occupied by outermost electrons s-block d-block p-block f-block Na 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 N 1s2 2s2 2p3 MM 2007 AH

Ionisation energies Three main factors affecting ionisation energies E (g) E+ (g) + e- E+ (g) E2+ (g) + e- Three main factors affecting ionisation energies atomic size nuclear charge screening effect - the bigger the smaller! - the bigger the bigger! - the bigger the smaller! MM 2007 AH

First ionisation energies He 1s2 Ne 1s2 2s2 2p6 Ar 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 In general, across a period … down a group …. ionisation energy increases ionisation energy decreases Be 1s2 2s2 B 1s2 2s2 2p1 N 1s2 2s2 2p3 O 1s2 2s2 2p4 Second and third ionisation energies? MM 2007 AH

Spectroscopy Atomic emission spectroscopy Spectral lines correspond to transitions between energy levels Lines usually in visible of UV region of electromagnetic spectrum Atomic emission spectroscopy gaseous sample excited with thermal or electrical energy qualitative and quantitative - intensity of radiation increases with amount of element helium discovered using this technique - Sir Norman Lockyer MM 2007 AH

Spectroscopy radiation passed through absorbance proportional to gaseous sample of substance qualitative and quantitative - absorbance proportional to concentration of element Atomic absorption spectroscopy MM 2007 AH

Atomic absorption spectroscopy Calibration curve Allows determination of concentrations of elements in samples MM 2007 AH