Lesson 4 Updated Version
Lesson 4 Updated Version
Lesson 4 Updated Version
E= potential energy
𝜖0 = constant (8.85 x 10-12 C2 J-1 m-1 )
q1,q2 = charge of two particles
r= separation (distance between the particles)
If the charges are the same, the potential energy (E) is positive and
decreases as the particles get farther away (repulsion)
For opposite charges, the potential energy (E) is negative and becomes
more negative as particles get closer (attraction)
Bigger charges will give bigger interaction between the particles.
Example : H, He+ Li2+
Shielding
• The nucleus has a positive
charge that will attract
electron.
Some electrons penetrate closer to the nucleus lowering its energy (giving it stability)
This will depend on the orbital shape and its nodes.
Figure 7.32 and 7.33 in Tro et al.,2nd canadian ed.
Energy levels H vs multi electrons
The aufbau principle (diagonal method)
Condensed notation (noble gas notation)
Exceptions Cu and Cr
Diamagnetism, Paramanetism,
Ferromagnetism
Diamagnetism : Very weak repulsion by a magnetic field. Observed in materials
where all e- are paired.
Paramagnetism : Very weak repulsion by a magnetic field. Observed in materials
where all e- are paired.
Ferromagnetism : Extreme paramagnetism, chiefly in Fe, Co, Ni. Observed when
many adjacent atoms can align similarly in an external magnetic field
Electron configuration of ions
Electron Configurations and orbital
diagrams for Multielectron Atoms Review
• No two electrons in the same atom can have the same four quantum numbers Pauli Exclusion Principle
• Each orbital can be occupied by a maximum of two electrons. They must have opposite signs, or different electron
spin quantum numbers
• The most stable arrangement of electrons in a subshell is the one that has the great number of parallel spins – this is
Hund’s rule.
• In a hydrogen atom, the energy of the electron depends only on its principal quantum number, n. In a many-electron
atom, the energy of the electron depends on its principal quantum number, n and the angular momentum quantum
number, l.
• In many-electron atoms, the subshells are filled according to the diagonal method (Aufbau).
• For electrons of the same principal quantum number, their penetrating power, or proximity to the nucleus decreases in
the order s > p > d > f. This means that, for example, more energy is required to separate a 3s electron from an atom
than is required for a 3p.
• Atoms in which one or more electrons are unpaired are paramagnetic. Atoms in which all of the electrons are paired
are diamagnetic.