Thursday, November 7, 2013

VÀNG TỰA HƯỚNG DƯƠNG

Vườn Quan Âm, chùa Quang Nghiêm, Stockton, CA - Photo:BXK
VÀNG TỰA HƯỚNG DƯƠNG
     Kỷ niệm ngày thăm Ôn Minh Đạt

Vàng thu trời lành lạnh
Lá trên cành vẫn xanh
Thiền môn cõi tinh anh
Thăm Thầy ngày thanh tịnh

Chỉ khi tâm yên tĩnh
Phản chiếu bản chất mình
Nhận thức được tánh linh
Phật vừa cười không tiếng.

Monday, November 4, 2013

THU

Vàng Thu Màu Nhớ - Photography - Uyên Nguyên
Nhìn những hình ảnh đầy nghệ thuật của anh bạn Uyên Nguyên trong Vàng Thu Màu Nhớ album, thật phục tài nghệ nhiếp ảnh của anh.  Vẫn là mây, là lá, là vạt nắng ban mai, nhưng với những người giầu tình cảm, tâm tư, và sáng tạo, mọi sự trở nên nghệ thuật và hoàn thiện hơn.  Xin mượn bài thơ rất cũ để cùng hoài niệm với bạn Uyên Nguyên.

                    THU

Tĩnh mịch trời thu sao lành lạnh
Ngồi tựa vai kề đã mấy canh
Trăng mờ huyền ảo bên dòng suối
Người đẹp bên mình ngỡ trong tranh
 
Tôi vuốt tóc em đến ngang lưng
Thì thầm khẽ bảo tóc em mềm
Nhìn đôi môi mọng màu phượng thắm
Rạo rực trong tôi... một mối tình
 
Trời thu thu lại trở về thu
Hình dáng năm xưa bỗng mịt mù
Tóc xưa như một làn mây trắng
Tình mãi như là những lá thu.

Autumn, 1998

Thursday, October 31, 2013

NHƯ LÀ

Tranh: Ánh Mắt Mùa Thu -  Xuân Thi

NHƯ LÀ
  Tặng chị XT

Chị con người trung trực
Bản lĩnh và rất hiền
Đôi mắt đẹp như tiên
Nhưng có khi mắt cỡ

Luôn từ tâm giúp đỡ
Kẻ nghèo khó tật quyền
Chị đa tài lại siêng
Nhan sắc và hiếu thảo

Dáng thon thon hoàn hảo
Tựa Khánh Hà mê ly
Chị thanh thản Xuân Thi
Đong đầy tấm lòng thiện

Ở chị luôn biểu hiện
Hoan hỷ và buông tha
Tham sân si tránh xa
Chơn như y Diệu Thiện


Monday, October 28, 2013

THIỆN MINH - An Eternal Guiding-light

The late Most Venerable Thich Thien Minh - from Hoavouu.com
THIỆN MINH - An Eternal Guiding-light
  In the memorial of 35th passing of the late Most Venerable Thich Thien Minh

The late most venerable was one of the Zen pillars of Vietnamese Buddhism
His vows were to liberate suffering of all beings with his wisdom, courage and compassion
He was a symbol of the national heroism with extraordinary leadership talents
He was from the village of Bich Khe, Trieu Phong, Quang Tri
In 1933, he became a novice monk at the age of 12 years old.
And after many hard years of studying and practicing the teachings of Buddha,
At the age of 27, he became the president of Da Lat Buddhist Association and a Dharma teacher
He was an exceptional monk, high-regards with senior leadership ranking within the Buddhist Revival movement.
He helped build and strengthen the infrastructure of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam from Southern providences to the Highlands.
He then established of many Buddhist schools and Buddhist Bodhi academy of Nha Trang
As well as founded many Vietnamese Buddhist Associations (GDPT)
His teachings transform many generations of Vietnamese youth to dedicate their lifetime for the greater good.
The venerable fought for religious equality and social justice by non-violent means
He was the symbol of wisdom, conscious, courage, sacrifice, and peace
He was a resilient leader, indomitable and intelligent
He held many positions from Director General for Youth
To the Acting President of the UBCV’s Institute for the Dissemination of the Dharma.
He traveled and shared Dharma from East to West
His endless works and efforts were for the welfare of all Vietnamese people, Dharma, and for the country of Vietnam.
The venerable was in and out of jail in three different governments
And eventually passed away mysteriously in a harsh condition of the Communist prison
On October 17, 1978
In the state of shocking, touching, loving and respecting of a great honorable Master
He was the symbol of Bodhisattvas in modern Vietnam Buddhist era
A great frontier, a compassionated Buddhist teacher
He was a "White cloud floating in the vast sky..."*
"Like the moon shining upon Mount Lanka
Like the perfume rising from the Prajna lotus " **

* A Dedicated Poem by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh to venerable Thich Thien Minh

**The poem of king Ly Thai Tong praised Zen Master Tỳ-Ni-Đà-Lưu-Chi (translated by Vo Dinh Mai)

Friday, October 25, 2013

TIẾNG CHUÔNG CHÙA PHƯỚC SA

Cảnh Chùa Phước Sa - ảnh Y-Minh Nguyen

TIẾNG CHUÔNG CHÙA PHƯỚC SA

Trăng rằm thanh tịnh quá
Lung linh với ngàn sao
Như Phước Sa thuở nào
Trong câu kinh nhịp mỏ

Cùng trầm hương theo gió
Tiếng chuông chùa ngân xa
Sâu lắng như thiền ca
Gọi người mau tỉnh thức.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Chapter 5 - Electron configuration and orbital diagram worksheets


Worksheet #1: Atomic Spectra

Answer the following questions using your Unit 3 notes.

1.  How did Bohr expand on Rutherford’s model of the atom?



2.  How many electrons can each of the following orbitals hold?
            a. 2s = ________                    d. 6d = ________

            b. 3p = ________                   e. 4p = ________
           
            c. 5f = _________                   f.  3d = ________

3.  How many “p” orbitals can there be in any energy level?  ____________________________

4.  What is the maximum number of electrons in the 3rd principle energy level?   ____________

5.  How many orbitals are in each of the following sublevels??



            a. 4p sublevel  ____________            c. 4f sublevel   ____________

            b. 3d sublevel  ____________            d. 2s sublevel  ____________

 

Worksheet #2: Orbital Diagrams

1.  Write the electron configurations for Na, Ga and Ag.


2. Which element has the following orbital diagram?

1s
2s

2p

3s

3p

4s


3d


element (answer)
a














 F
b















 Zn
c















 As
                       

3.  Using arrows, show how the following orbitals will fill with electrons.

Electron Configuration
1s
2s

2p

3s

3p

4s


3d


Mg
1s22s22p63s2















Cl
1s22s22p63s23p5















Si
1s22s22p63s23p2















Ti
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d2

















Worksheet #3: Electron Configurations

Answer the following questions using your Unit 3 notes.

1. Write the complete electron configuration for each atom on the blank line. 

  1. Lithium                                                                                                          
  2. Fluorine                                                                                                          
  3. Carbon                                                                                                                       
  4. Argon                                                                                                             
  5. Sulfur                                                                                                             
  6. Nickel                                                                                                             
  7. Rubidium                                                                                           
  8. Xeon                                                                                                  

2.   What elements are represented by each of the following electron configurations?

            a.  1s2 2s2 2p5                         c.  1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10   4p65s2 4d10 5p4                     

            b.  1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2                   d.  1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5                

3. a.  What are valence electrons?  ____________________________________________________

  1. Explain how an atom’s valence electron configuration determines its place on the periodic table.

  1. List the number of valence electrons for the following atoms:
  
potassium =                  magnesium =                      carbon =                 nitrogen =               

4.  Place the following orbitals in order of increasing energy:

            1s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 3d, 4f, 3p, 7s, 5d, 5p                ____________________________

5. What two elements are exceptions to the way we normally write electron configurations? Write the expected and the actual configuration of each. What rules are followed?  What rules are violated?



Worksheet #4: Periodic Table

Answer the following questions using your Unit 3 notes.

1.     Identify each element as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal.
a.     fluorine                                                        d.  phosphorus                                      
b.     germanium                                                   e.  lithium                                           
c.     zinc                                                               f.  oxygen                                           

2.     a.  Circle the transition metals below.

            magnesium                  titanium           chromium            mercury            aluminum

b.  Which block (s, p, d, or f) are the transition metals found?               


3.     Give two examples of elements for each category.

a.  Noble gases                                                                                               
b.  Halogens                                                                                                   
c.  Alkali metals                                                                                             
d.  Alkaline earth metals                                                                                

4.     Explain why the s-block of the periodic table is two groups wide, the p-block is six groups wide, and the d-block is ten groups wide.







5.     Why do the elements potassium and sodium have similar chemical and physical properties?



6.  Identify the element that:

            a.  Contains a full 3rd energy level                         c.  Outer energy level is 4s2                           
            b.  Contains 3 electrons in the 2p level                  d.  Contains 5 electrons in the 4d level         



Worksheet #4 CONTINUED…..

Answer the following questions using your Unit 3 notes.

 7.  Write the electron configuration for the element fitting each of the following descriptions.

            a.  The metal in Group 15                                                                                          
            b.  The halogen in period 3                                                                                        
            c.  The alkali metal in period 2                                                                                   
            d.  The transition metal that is liquid at room temperature                                       
                       
                       
FLASHBACK  TIME J!!


1.      Write the electron configuration for the following elements:
Cesium = _________________________________________________

Potassium = ________________________________________________

Uranium = __________________________________________________


2.  Give an example of the following:

            a. Homogenous mixture  = _____________________________________

            b. Heterogeneous mixture = ___________________________________

            c. Element =  ____________________

            d. Compound = __________________


3.  Name the scientist who contributed the following to the discovery of the atom:

            a. Discovered the nucleus       ______________________________

            b. Used the cathode ray tube   ______________________________

            c. Discovered protons              ______________________________


4.  How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does the element cobalt have?




Worksheet # 5: Check What You Know
Answer the following questions using your Unit 3 notes.

1. How many orbitals are in the following sublevels?
                  a)  3p sublevel =  _____           d) 3d sublevel =  _____
                  b)  2s sublevel =  _____           e) 4f sublevel =  _____
                  c)  4p sublevel =  _____

2. Write the full electron configuration for each atom.

                  a) Phosphorus = _______________________________
                  b) Gold  = _______________________________
                  c) Iodine = _______________________________

3. Give the symbol and names of the elements that correspond to these configurations of an atom. Where does this element belong in the period table (e.g. noble gas, metalloid, etc..)

                  a) 1s22s22p63s1 = ________________________
                  b) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d8 = _________________________
                  c) 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p4 = ______________________________

4.  Distinguish between the ground state and the excited state of an atom.





5. Draw the orbital diagram for the element Manganese.