STRUCTURE OF AN ATOMELECTRON - the

NEGATIVE particles surrounding the nucleus of an atom.

discovered by JOSEPH JOHN THOMPSON

STRUCTURE OF AN ATOMPROTON –

positively charged particle in the nucleus of the atom

Discovered by Eugene Goldstein

STRUCTURE OF AN ATOMNEUTRON – a

neutral subatomic particle present in the nucleus of an atom

Discovered by James Chadwick in 1932

POEM ABOUT THE ATOMI’m Penny the Proton and I’m pretty large,

I’ m considered a plus, with my POSITIVE charge.My friends and I, in the nucleus we huddle,It’s nice and cozy with neutrons to cuddle!

I’m Ned the Neutron and I’ pretty heavy,I’m fat and lazy and take things steady.

You could call me “cheap” I’ve NO CHARGE at all,I really am just a dense, NEUTRAL ball!

I’m Elvis the Electron and I’m pretty quick,I fly round the nucleus at a fair old lick!The protons and I, we tend to attract,

I’m NEGATIVE you see and that is a fact!

The Greek ModelDemocritus – Greek philosopher around

the year 400 BCHe concluded that atom could not be

divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever. Eventually, the smallest piece of matter would be found.

He used the word “atomos” to describe the smallest possible piece of matter

The Dalton ModelJohn Dalton – English chemist that proposed

the first atomic theory in 1803Points of Dalton’s Atomic Theory

1) All elements are composed of indivisible particles called atoms

2) Atoms of the same element are exactly alike/identical. They are unique and

unchangeable.3) During chemical reactions, there are

changes in the way the atoms combine, separate, or regroup. Atoms are neither created nor destroyed.

4) Atoms combine to form compounds. They combine in a definite ratio of small whole numbers.

Dalton’s Atomic Model

Thomson’s Discovery of Electron

The Thomson Model (1904)J.J. Thomson – English scientist who

discovered electrons in 1897Sometimes called the “plum pudding” model,

Thomson thought of an atom as being composed of a positively charged material with the negatively charged electrons scattered through it

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The Rutherford ModelErnest Rutherford – British physicist

who, in 1908 proved the atom had a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.

Rutherford’s model proposed that an atom is mostly empty space. There is a small, positive nucleus with the negative electrons scattered around the outside edge

Rutherford’s Experiment

•Over 98% of the _ particles went straight through.•About 2% of the _ particles went through but were deflected by large angles •About 0.01% of the _ particles bounced off the gold foil

The Bohr ModelNiels Bohr – Danish scientist who, in 1913,

proposed the “Planetary Model” of the atom

Electrons move in definite orbits around the nucleus, like planets moving around the sun. Bohr proposed that each electron moves in a specific energy level

Sir James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1935

Sample Atomic Structure

A Helium Atom

                        

The Wave/Electron Cloud ModelBased on wave mechanics, this model

proposed that electrons have no definite path in an atom

The probable location of an electron is based on how much energy it has.

The more energy an electron has, the farther it is from the nucleus

The small positively charged nucleus is surrounded by a large space in which there are enough electrons to make the atom neutral

Electron Cloud Model

Sample Atomic Structure

A Hydrogen Atom

Hydrogen: a proton

surrounded by an electron cloud

Atomic SymbolsAtomic Number (Z) number of unit positive

charges Number of Protons = Z

Mass Number (A) total number of protons and neutrons

A = number of neutrons + number of protonsA = number of neutrons + Z

Atomic Symbols (Nuclide Notation)

A

SymbolZ

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Cl17

Also called Element Notation

ISOTOPES are any of two or more forms of a chemical element having the same number of protons (atomic number) in the nucleus having different number of neutrons.

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ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN

Hydrogenation of substances

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IONS are atoms or molecules with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

                               

H+ : a positively charged hydrogen ion

H : the hydrogen

atom

H- : a negatively charged hydrogen ion

Referenceshttp://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/

AtomicStructure/AtomicStructure.htmlhttp://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-

atoms.htm