Unit 3: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Topics:

• review of basic atomic structure (protons, neutrons, electrons)
• review of light energy, its relationship to atoms, and its role in theories of atomic structure (Bohr model)
• review of the development of wave/quantum mechanics (de Broglie/Heisenberg/Schrodinger)
• quantum numbers and shells/subshells/orbitals
• electron configurations and orbital diagrams
• valence and electron configuration of ions
• relationship between an atom's properties and its electron structure
• periodicity (atomic and ionic size, ionization energy)