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Electron Orbitals and Quantum Transitions
Electron Orbitals:
The electron jumps!
As we have seen before, in SAM activities, electrons can occupy different orbitals. The model below is a 3-D view of a single hydrogen atom and some of the possible orbitals a single electron can occupy. Try clicking the "zap" buttons below the model. What happens when you put different amounts of energy into the atom?
(Qian will add one more energy level with each type of orbital in the next energy level, and not have decay, we will need a reset button.)
The electron in the model requires a specific amount of energy, no more or no less, to jump to a higher energy level. The "zap" buttons below the model allows you to send specific amount of energy into the atoms.
1. Click the zap buttons. Observe what happens to the hydrogen atom when you "zap" the hydrogen.
2. Take a snapshot of two different orbital shapes in the same energy level.
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How many different orbital shapes did you observe? Record the number.
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How many different energy levels did you observe. Record the number.
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