Looks like I missed a couple days...We've been talking about quantum chemistry including the nature of light and radiation. This is so we can look at electrons a little more closely and understand their behavior as particles with wave-like character. A direct result of this wave-like character is that electrons exist in regions of space that are called orbitals. Understanding orbitals helps us interpret the chemistry that we have seen and allows us to predict various properties of atoms, ions and molecules.
There is a new Mastering Chemistry assignment posted, due Nov. 9.
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