Unit 1 · Atomic Structure and Properties

Chapter 1.3

Where the Electrons Are: Configurations and Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Nobody has seen an electron shell, yet a photoelectron spectrum shows them as cleanly as rungs on a ladder. Knock electrons out with light and count how much energy each one cost.

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By the end

  1. 01Write ground-state electron configurations of atoms and ions by the aufbau order
  2. 02Estimate relative ionization energies from distance and shielded nuclear charge with Coulomb's law
  3. 03Read a photoelectron spectrum peak's position as binding energy and its height as electron count
  4. 04Match a photoelectron spectrum to an atom's configuration and vice versa

In unit 1

  1. 1.1Counting Atoms by Weighing: Moles, Molar Mass, and Mass Spectra
  2. 1.2What Is It Made Of: Empirical Formulas and the Composition of Mixtures
  3. 1.3Where the Electrons Are: Configurations and Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  4. 1.4Reading the Periodic Table: Trends, Valence Electrons, and Ions
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