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Links for the Third Chapter

Extra Help For Chapter 3

This video discusses protons, neutrons, electrons, and atoms.

This video explains how to determine how many of each component is in an atom.

This is another video explaining how to determine how many of each component is in an atom.

This video shows how you to go between frequency and wavelength.

This video shows how you calculate energy given frequency. He uses the Greek letter “nu” to abbreviate frequency instead of “f.”

This video has a good discussion of the Bohr model and how it explains the emission spectra of atoms.

This video discusses emission spectra and how they relate to the Bohr Model of the atom.

This video has a good clip of a series of flame tests.

Bohr Model App
This app allows you to force an electron in an atom to jump between orbits, and it shows you the spectrum that results.

Interesting Links Related to Chapter 3

This is a classic! Tom Lehrer sings the periodic table set to a tune that most students of musical theater will recognize.

This video discusses the periodic table and why it shows the genius of its developer.

If you want to learn more about radioactive decay, this video gives a good summary of the different kinds of radioactive decay that can happen.

In this video, an engineer gives a good explanation of nuclear bombs and the difficulty of making their fuel.

In this video, students help you visualize a chain reaction.

It seems that some teachers and students had a bit of extra time.

This video shows how spectroscopy can be applied to studying stars.

Extra Problems for Chapter 3

Extra problems for Chapter 3
This gives you more practice on the problems in chapter 3. Here are the solutions.