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Explore the fascinating history of quantum mechanics, including the transition from early atomic models to contemporary understandings of the atom. Discover the revolutionary concepts of wave-particle duality, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and how they're illustrated through various experiments and visualizations. We delve into the intricate details of quantum numbers, electron configurations, and the periodic table's arrangement. Through engaging resources, including songs and videos, we unravel the complexities of atomic structure and behavior in the quantum realm.
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Quantum Mechanics The History, the Numbers, and the Periodic Table
History of the Atom • The atom is no longer a sphere (Dalton) or a planetary model (Bohr-Rutherford) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAGlXPWSX1I&feature=related • (Peter Weatherall) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pZj0u_XMbc (Rutherford Gold Foil) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzTQWn-wfE (Summary of Scientists in song)
Wave-Particle Duality De Broglie: Matter can exist as waves. Bohr and the Copenhagen Interpretation: Complimentarity
Diffraction of Light What happens when you walk through a doorframe? Do you know your position and momentum? What happens when light goes through a slit? Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: • http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=KT7xJ0tjB4A&NR=1
Quantum Mechanics Introduction Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=KT7xJ0tjB4A&NR=1 Mass Defect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7C14UIKuv8&feature=related Quantum Mechanics song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znby3t3AS5s Particle Wave Duality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GTCus7KTb0 Quantum Numbers and the Periodic Table http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MMWpeJ5dn4 Powers of Ten http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm0bIuAVmOA Shrodinger’s Cat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrxqTtiWxs4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN-jCuV7BoU (BBC short with real cat)
Orbital Shapes and the Periodic Table • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MMWpeJ5dn4&feature=related
“d” Orbitals Four are similar and one is clearly a weirdo
Electron configuration • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-YeI4hcQ4&NR=1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-YeI4hcQ4&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Trends and the Periodic Table Arrangement of the Periodic Table: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=AkoepZtvaXg&feature=related Atomic Radius: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=d-hEkyYUXSo&feature=related Ionization Energy: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=x4WEqWlp29U&feature=related Electron Affinity: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=dU5-AvyEgl0&feature=related
Trends Challenge! • Ionization energy is ALWAYS positive • Look at the information below and decide on a possible valence shell electron configuration that would satisfy the data the best. • IE1 = 800 kJ/mol • IE2 = 2400 kJ/mol • IE3 = 3700 kJ/mol • IE4 = 25 000 kJ/mol, and • IE5 = 32 800 kJ/mol.