The number of <u>protons</u> in the nucleus determines an element's atomic number.
Answer:
Ionic bonding occurs between atoms that have opposite needs for electrons (metals and nonmetals) and results in a transfer of electrons. Covalent bonding occurs between atoms that have similar needs for electrons (two nonmetals) and results in a sharing of electrons.
Explanation:
Answer:
is the isotopic notation of the atom
Explanation:
The isotope notation is:

<em>Where a is the mass number = Number of protons + Number of neutrons</em>
<em>b is atomic number = Number of protons</em>
The atomic number define the nature of the atom, the element with atomic number = 15 is phosphorus, P:

a = 15 protons + 16 neutrons = 31
b = 15
is the isotopic notation of the atom.
The decreasing order of wavelengths of the photons emitted or absorbed by the H atom is : b → c → a → d
Rydberg's formula :
,
where λ is the wavelength of the photon emitted or absorbed from an H atom electron transition from
to
and
= 109677 is the Rydberg Constant. Here
and
represents the transitions.
(a)
=2 to
= infinity
= 109677/4 [since 1/infinity = 0] Therefore,
= 4 / 109677 = 0.00003647 m
(b)
=4 to
= 20
= 6580.62
Therefore,
= 1 / 6580.62 = 0.000152 m
(c)
=3 to
= 10
= 11089.56
Therefore,
= 1 / 11089.56 = 0.00009 m
(d)
=2 to
= 1
= - 82257.75
Therefore,
= 1 /82257.75 = - 0.0000121 m
[Even though there is a negative sign, the magnitude is only considered because the sign denotes that energy is emitted.]
So the decreasing order of wavelength of the photon absorbed or emitted is b → c → a → d.
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