| definition | term |
| first proposed by Neils Bohr, states that electrons can only exist in certain possible energy levels, which he pictured as orbits around a nucleus since the energy of an electron i | |
| radiant energy that exhibits wave-like behavior and travels through space at the speed of light in a vacuum. | |
| the number of waves (cycles) per second that pass a given point in space. | |
| the most current form of the atom. it is based on the probability of where electrons are going to be at a point in time | |
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| the lowest possible energy state of an atom or molecule | |
| the distance between two consecutive peaks or troughs in a wave. | |
| a 'particle' of electromagnetic radiation. | |
| a higher energy state of an atom or molecule than its baseline energy | |