LAD 11.1 - Understanding color.

LAD 11.2 - Emission spectra

LAD 11.3 - Flame tests

LAD 11.4 - Fluorescent Rocks

LAD 11.5 - Reactivity of alkali metals and halogens

LAD 11.6 - Reactivity of Copper vs Zinc using Pennies

NS 11.1A - A brief overview of the history behind quantum mechanics.

The Weirdness of Quantum Mechanics

Still more totally weird Quantum Stuff

NS 11.2 -Trying to understand light - a brief overview of light.

Read this Notesheet to learn more about Atomic and Ionic Size

Read this Note Sheet to learn more about Ionization Energy.

Try this very interesting animated demonstration of Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment. Contributed by Kevin M.

P 11.1 - Electron Configuration Practice.

P 11.2 - Periodic trends

P 11.3 - Electronic Nirvanna

Check out this cool periodic table. If you click the orbitals tab then choose an element, you can see the various shapes of the electron orbitals.

a ppt to try to understand how thinking about electrons as waves helps to explain the quantization of electron orbitals.

The electron configuration powerpoint used in class

Use this if you need to review the periodic trends.

Use these "clicker" questions from class to review chapter 11.

Use this Vocabulary Review to Review the concepts in chapter 11