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A world of atoms
2,400 years ago, Democritus proposed That the world is made of atoms. The word atom isGreek for “not breakable.”
(learn more) In the early 1800’s John Dalton
revived atomic theory. He argued that chemical reactions were the rearrangement of atoms.
Democritusfrom Essays on Physiognomy.By John Caspar Lavater, trans. Henry Hunter, London, 1789 [vol I]book containing 4 engraved illustrations by BlakeAcquired at unknown date National Gallery of Victoria
Modern Atoms
Today, we believe atoms consist of a small, massive, positively charged nucleus orbited by light, negatively charged electrons.
The negative electrons are attracted to the positive nucleus and orbit around it. It is surprising that the part of the atom that accounts for all its mass (the nucleus) accounts for almost none of its volume.
The NucleusThe nucleus (plural nuclei) is made of two different particles: the positively charged proton and the neutral neutron.
Positively charged protons repel one another. A new force (the strong force) is needed to hold them and the neutrons together in the nucleus (learn more).
Electron Energy Levels
The electrons orbiting around the nucleus do so in discrete orbits. Each orbit has a specific energy level. The farther out the orbit, the higher its energy.
Ions
• Atoms are neutral: they have an equal number of positive protons and negative electrons.
• Atoms can become charged either by gaining or losing an electron.
• Ions are indicated with a (+) or (-) sign
The Periodic Table
All known elements are listed in the Periodic Table. Each element in a column on the periodic table has a similar arrangement of outer electrons. This means they take part in similar chemical reactions. online periodic table
Isotopes
The periodic table on the previous slide lists the atomic number and atomic mass of each element.
Atomic Number = number of protons
Atomic Mass = # of protons + # of neutrons
• Notice that the atomic mass is not always a whole number. It’s a weighted average.
• Some atoms of an element have different numbers of neutrons.
• These atoms have different atomic masses and are called isotopes.
Molecules
Sometimes when atoms bump into one another, their outer electrons interact – hooking the atoms together and forming a molecule. (learn more)
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H + H H2
Types of Chemical Reactions(all of these happen in space!!)
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CombinationDecomposition
IonizationRadiative Recombination
Single ReplacementNegative Ion Reaction
Charge TransferDouble Replacement
Radiative Recombination
H+ + e- H
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Single Replacement
HCl + Na NaCl + H
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Negative Ion Reaction
Cl- + Cl Cl2 + e-
Note: Cl2 has not been detected in space
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Charge Transfer
SO + H+ SO+ + H
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