Electron Configuration and Quantum Numbers
11th Grade · Chemistry · 80 min
Lesson Preview
Learning Objective
I can determine the electron configuration of an element using quantum numbers.
- 1
De Broglie suggested that if waves can behave like particles, then particles must also behave like waves, meaning all matter has a wavelength.
- 2
Schrödinger developed quantum mechanics to describe the wave mechanics of the electron, leading to the understanding that electrons exist as a cloud of probability density.
- 3
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that the more we know about an electron's location, the less we know about its momentum, and vice versa, which is an inherent quality of the electron.


