• Atomic level: Arrangement of atoms in materials. • Nanostructure: the structure of material at a length-scale
of 100nm. • Microstructure: the structure of material at a length-scale
• Short-range atomic arrangements: the atoms of ions show a particular order only over relatively short distances.
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2. Atomic Structure
• Atomic structure influences how atoms are bonded together.
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• The complete set of quantum numbers for each of the 11 electrons in sodium.
3s1 electron 11 n=3, l=0, ml=0, ms=+1/2 or -1/2
{electron 10 n=2, l=1, ml=+1, ms= -1/2 electron 9 n=2, l=1, ml=+1, ms=+1/2
• Orbital (Azimuthal) quantum number l: describe the energy levels in each quantum shell. l=0,1,2,…,n-1. Magnetic quantum number ml: describes the number of energy levels for each orbital quantum number. –l, … +l