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magnetogram : pictoral representation, or map, of the magnetic activity at the Sun’s surface
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metastable state : state in which an electron “lingers” in an excited state
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monochromatic : light that consists of photons with the same frequency
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Moseley plot : plot of the atomic number versus the square root of X-ray frequency
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Moseley’s law : relationship between the atomic number and X-ray photon frequency for X-ray production
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orbital magnetic dipole moment : measure of the strength of the magnetic field produced by the orbital angular momentum of the electron
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Pauli’s exclusion principle : no two electrons in an atom can have the same values for all four quantum numbers(n,l,m,ms)(n,l,m,ms)
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population inversion : condition in which a majority of atoms contain electrons in a metastable state
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principal quantum number (n) : quantum number associated with the total energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom
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radial probability density function : function use to determine the probability of a electron to be found in a spatial interval inr
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selection rules : rules that determine whether atomic transitions are allowed or forbidden (rare)
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spin projection quantum number (msms) : quantum number associated with thez-component of the spin angular momentum of an electron
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spin quantum number (s) : quantum number associated with the spin angular momentum of an electron
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spin-flip transitions : atomic transitions between states of an electron-proton system in which the magnetic moments are aligned and not aligned
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spin-orbit coupling : interaction between the electron magnetic moment and the magnetic field produced by the orbital angular momentum of the electron
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stimulated emission : when a photon of energy triggers an electron in a metastable state to drop in energy emitting an additional photon
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transition metal : element that is located in the gap between the first two columns and the last six columns of the table of elements that contains electrons that fill thedsubshell
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valence electron : electron in the outer shell of an atom that participates in chemical bonding
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Zeeman effect : splitting of energy levels by an external magnetic field
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A hydrogen atom can be described in terms of its wave function, probability density, total energy, and orbital angular momentum.
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The state of an electron in a hydrogen atom is specified by its quantum numbers (n,l,m).
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In contrast to the Bohr model of the atom, the Schrödinger model makes predictions based on probability statements.
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The quantum numbers of a hydrogen atom can be used to calculate important information about the atom.
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A hydrogen atom has magnetic properties because the motion of the electron acts as a current loop.
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The energy levels of a hydrogen atom associated with orbital angular momentum are split by an external magnetic field because the orbital angular magnetic moment interacts with the field.
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The quantum numbers of an electron in a hydrogen atom can be used to calculate the magnitude and direction of the orbital magnetic dipole moment of the atom.
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The state of an electron in a hydrogen atom can be expressed in terms of five quantum numbers.
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The spin angular momentum quantum of an electron is=+½+½. The spin angular momentum projection quantum number isms=+½or−½=+½or−½(spin up or spin down).
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The fine and hyperfine structures of the hydrogen spectrum are explained by magnetic interactions within the atom.
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Pauli’s exclusion principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have all the same quantum numbers.
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The structure of the periodic table of elements can be explained in terms of the total energy, orbital angular momentum, and spin of electrons in an atom.
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The state of an atom can be expressed by its electron configuration, which describes the shells and subshells that are filled in the atom.
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Radiation is absorbed and emitted by atomic energy-level transitions.
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Quantum numbers can be used to estimate the energy, frequency, and wavelength of photons produced by atomic transitions.
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Atomic fluorescence occurs when an electron in an atom is excited several steps above the ground state by the absorption of a high-energy ultraviolet (UV) photon.
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X-ray photons are produced when a vacancy in an inner shell of an atom is filled by an electron from the outer shell of the atom.
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The frequency of X-ray radiation is related to the atomic numberZof an atom.
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Laser light is coherent (monochromatic and “phase linked”) light.
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Laser light is produced by population inversion and subsequent de-excitation of electrons in a material (solid, liquid, or gas).
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CD and Blu-Ray players uses lasers to read digital information stored on discs.
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U coul = − k e 2 r 0 U coul = − k e 2 r 0
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U form = E transfer + U coul + U ex U form = E transfer + U coul + U ex
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B c ( T ) = B c ( 0 ) [ 1 − ( T T c ) 2 ] B c ( T ) = B c ( 0 ) [ 1 − ( T T c ) 2 ]
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E r = l ( l + 1 ) ℏ 2 2 I E r = l ( l + 1 ) ℏ 2 2 I
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E 0 r = ℏ 2 2 I E 0 r = ℏ 2 2 I
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U ex = A r n U ex = A r n
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U diss = α k e 2 r 0 ( 1 − 1 n ) U diss = α k e 2 r 0 ( 1 − 1 n )
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I = μ r 0 2 I = μ r 0 2
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E = π 2 ℏ 2 2 m L 2 ( n 1 2 + n 2 2 + n 3 2 ) E = π 2 ℏ 2 2 m L 2 ( n 1 2 + n 2 2 + n 3 2 )
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g ( E ) = π V 2 ( 8 m e h 2 ) 3 / 2 E 1 / 2 g ( E ) = π V 2 ( 8 m e h 2 ) 3 / 2 E 1 / 2
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E F = h 2 8 m e ( 3 N π V ) 2 / 3 E F = h 2 8 m e ( 3 N π V ) 2 / 3
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T F = E F k B T F = E F k B
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V H = u B w V H = u B w
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I net = I 0 ( e e V b / k B T − 1 ) I net = I 0 ( e e V b / k B T − 1 )
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I c = β I B I c = β I B
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Δ l = ± 1 Δ l = ± 1
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Δ n = ± 1 Δ n = ± 1
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acceptor impurity : atom substituted for another in a semiconductor that results in a free electron
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amplifier : electrical device that amplifies an electric signal
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base current : current drawn from the basen-type material in a transistor
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BCS theory : theory of superconductivity based on electron-lattice-electron interactions
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body-centered cubic (BCC) : crystal structure in which an ion is surrounded by eight nearest neighbors located at the corners of a unit cell
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breakdown voltage : in a diode, the reverse bias voltage needed to cause an avalanche of current
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collector current : current drawn from the collectorp-type material
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conduction band : above the valence band, the next available band in the energy structure of a crystal
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Cooper pair : coupled electron pair in a superconductor
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covalent bond : bond formed by the sharing of one or more electrons between atoms
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critical magnetic field : maximum field required to produce superconductivity
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critical temperature : maximum temperature to produce superconductivity
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density of states : number of allowed quantum states per unit energy
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depletion layer : region near thep-njunction that produces an electric field
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dissociation energy : amount of energy needed to break apart a molecule into atoms; also, total energy per ion pair to separate the crystal into isolated ions
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donor impurity : atom substituted for another in a semiconductor that results in a free electron hole
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doping : alteration of a semiconductor by the substitution of one type of atom with another
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drift velocity : average velocity of a randomly moving particle
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electric dipole transition : transition between energy levels brought by the absorption or emission of radiation
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electron affinity : energy associated with an accepted (bound) electron
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electron number density : number of electrons per unit volume
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energy band : nearly continuous band of electronic energy levels in a solid
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energy gap : gap between energy bands in a solid
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equilibrium separation distance : distance between atoms in a molecule
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exchange symmetry : how a total wave function changes under the exchange of two electrons
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face-centered cubic (FCC) : crystal structure in which an ion is surrounded by six nearest neighbors located at the faces at the faces of a unit cell
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Fermi energy : largest energy filled by electrons in a metal atT=0KT=0K
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Fermi factor : number that expresses the probability that a state of given energy will be filled
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Fermi temperature : effective temperature of electrons with energies equal to the Fermi energy
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forward bias configuration : diode configuration that results in high current
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free electron model : model of a metal that views electrons as a gas
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hole : unoccupied states in an energy band
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hybridization : change in the energy structure of an atom in which energetically favorable mixed states participate in bonding
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impurity atom : acceptor or donor impurity atom
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impurity band : new energy band create by semiconductor doping
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ionic bond : bond formed by the Coulomb attraction of a positive and negative ions
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junction transistor : electrical valve based on ap-n-pjunction
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lattice : regular array or arrangement of atoms into a crystal structure
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Madelung constant : constant that depends on the geometry of a crystal used to determine the total potential energy of an ion in a crystal
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majority carrier : free electrons (or holes) contributed by impurity atoms
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minority carrier : free electrons (or holes) produced by thermal excitations across the energy gap
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n-type semiconductor : doped semiconductor that conducts electrons
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p-njunction : junction formed by joiningp- andn-type semiconductors
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