Chapter 4 Atomic Structure

1
Chapter 4
Atomic Structure
Pre-AP Chemistry
Charles Page High School
Stephen L. Cotton
Section 4.1 Defining the Atom
OBJECTIVES:
Describe Democrituss ideas
about atoms.
OBJECTIVES:
Explain Daltons atomic
theory.
OBJECTIVES:
Identify what instrument is
used to observe individual
atoms.
The Greek philosopher Democritus (460
B.C. 370 B.C.) was among the first to
suggest the existence of atoms (from
the Greek word atomos)
He believed that atoms were indivisible and
indestructible
His ideas did agree with later scientific
theory, but did not explain chemical
behavior, and was not based on the
scientific method but just philosophy
Daltons Atomic Theory (experiment based!)
3) Atoms of different elements combine in
simple whole-number ratios to form
chemical compounds
4) In chemical reactions, atoms are combined,
separated, or rearranged but never
changed into atoms of another element.
1) All elements are composed of
tiny indivisible particles called
atoms
2) Atoms of the same element are
identical. Atoms of any one
element are different from
those of any other element.
John Dalton
(1766 1844)
2
Sizing up the Atom
Elements are able to be subdivided into
smaller and smaller particles these are
the atoms, and they still have properties
of that element
If you could line up 100,000,000
copper atoms in a single file, they
would be approximately 1 cm long
Despite their small size, individual
atoms are observable with instruments
such as scanning tunneling (electron)
microscopes
Section 4.2
Structure of the Nuclear Atom
OBJECTIVES:
Identify three types of
subatomic particles.
Section 4.2
OBJECTIVES:
Describe the structure of
atoms, according to the
Rutherford atomic model.
Section 4.2
One change to Daltons atomic
theory is that atoms are divisible
into subatomic particles:
Electrons, protons, and neutrons are
examples of these fundamental
particles
There are many other types of
particles, but we will study these three
Discovery of the Electron
In 1897, J.J. Thomson used a cathode ray
tube to deduce the presence of a negatively
charged particle: the electron
Modern Cathode Ray Tubes
Cathode ray tubes pass electricity
through a gas that is contained at a
very low pressure.
Television Computer Monitor
3
Mass of the Electron
1916 Robert Millikan determines the mass
of the electron: 1/1840 the mass of a
hydrogen atom; has one unit of negative
charge
The oil drop apparatus
Mass of the
electron is
9.11 x 10
-28
g
Conclusions from the Study
of the Electron:
a) Cathode rays have identical properties
regardless of the element used to
produce them. All elements must contain
identically charged electrons.
b) Atoms are neutral, so there must be
positive particles in the atom to balance
the negative charge of the electrons
c) Electrons have so little mass that atoms
must contain other particles that account
for most of the mass
Conclusions from the Study
of the Electron:
Eugen Goldstein in 1886 observed
what is now called the proton -
particles with a positive charge, and
a relative mass of 1 (or 1840 times
that of an electron)
1932 James Chadwick confirmed
the existence of the neutron a
particle with no charge, but a mass
nearly equal to a proton
Subatomic Particles
Nucleus 1.67 x 10
-24
0
Neutron
(n
o
)
Nucleus 1.67 x 10
-24
+1
Proton
(p
+
)
Electron
cloud
9.11 x 10
-28
-1
Electron
(e
-
)
Location Mass (g) Charge Particle
Thomsons Atomic Model
Thomson believed that the electrons
were like plums embedded in a
positively charged pudding, thus it
was called the plum pudding model.
J. J. Thomson
Ernest Rutherfords
Gold Foil Experiment - 1911
Alpha particles are helium nuclei -
The alpha particles were fired at a thin
sheet of gold foil
Particles that hit on the detecting
screen (film) are recorded
4
Rutherfords problem:
In the following pictures, there is a target
hidden by a cloud. To figure out the shape of
the target, we shot some beams into the cloud
and recorded where the beams came out. Can
you figure out the shape of the target?
Target
#1
Target
#2
The Answers:
Target #1
Target #2
Rutherfords Findings
a) The nucleus is small
b) The nucleus is dense
c) The nucleus is positively
charged
Most of the particles passed right through
A few particles were deflected
VERY FEW were greatly deflected
Like howitzer shells bouncing
off of tissue paper!
Conclusions:
The Rutherford Atomic Model
Based on his experimental evidence:
The atom is mostly empty space
All the positive charge, and almost all
the mass is concentrated in a small area
in the center. He called this a nucleus
The nucleus is composed of protons
and neutrons (they make the nucleus!)
The electrons distributed around the
nucleus, and occupy most of the volume
His model was called a nuclear model
Section 4.3
Distinguishing Among Atoms
OBJECTIVES:
Explain what makes
elements and isotopes
different from each other.
Section 4.3
OBJECTIVES:
Calculate the number of
neutrons in an atom.
5
Section 4.3
OBJECTIVES:
Calculate the atomic mass of
an element.
Section 4.3
OBJECTIVES:
Explain why chemists use
the periodic table.
Atomic Number
Atoms are composed of identical
protons, neutrons, and electrons
How then are atoms of one element
different from another element?
Elements are different because they
contain different numbers of PROTONS
The atomic number of an element is
the number of protons in the nucleus
# protons in an atom = # electrons
Atomic Number
Atomic number (Z) of an element is
the number of protons in the nucleus
of each atom of that element.
79 79 Gold
15 15 Phosphorus
6 6 Carbon
Atomic # (Z) # of protons Element
Mass Number
Mass number is the number of
protons and neutrons in the nucleus
of an isotope: Mass # = p
+
+ n
0
15 31
42 33
10
Oxygen
Mass #
e
-
n
0
p
+
Nuclide
8 8
18
Arsenic 75 33
Phosphorus 16
Complete Symbols
Contain the symbol of the element,
the mass number and the atomic
number.
X
Mass
number
Atomic
number
Subscript
Superscript
6
Symbols
Find each of these:
a) number of protons
b) number of
neutrons
c) number of
electrons
d) Atomic number
e) Mass Number
Br
80
35
Symbols
If an element has an atomic
number of 34 and a mass
number of 78, what is the:
a) number of protons
b) number of neutrons
c) number of electrons
d) complete symbol
Symbols
If an element has 91
protons and 140 neutrons
what is the
a) Atomic number
b) Mass number
c) number of electrons
d) complete symbol
Symbols
If an element has 78
electrons and 117 neutrons
what is the
a) Atomic number
b) Mass number
c) number of protons
d) complete symbol
Isotopes
Dalton was wrong about all
elements of the same type being
identical
Atoms of the same element can
have different numbers of
neutrons.
Thus, different mass numbers.
These are called isotopes.
Isotopes
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
proposed the idea of isotopes in
1912
Isotopes are atoms of the same element
having different masses, due to varying
numbers of neutrons.
Soddy won the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry in 1921 for his work with
isotopes and radioactive materials.
7
Naming Isotopes
We can also put the mass
number after the name of the
element:
carbon-12
carbon-14
uranium-235
Isotopes are atoms of the same element having
different masses, due to varying numbers of
neutrons.
2 1 1 Hydrogen-3
(tritium)
1 1 1
Hydrogen-2
(deuterium)
0 1 1
Hydrogen1
(protium)
Nucleus Neutrons Electrons Protons Isotope
Isotopes
Elements
occur in
nature as
mixtures of
isotopes.
Isotopes are
atoms of the
same element
that differ in
the number of
neutrons.
Atomic Mass
How heavy is an atom of oxygen?
It depends, because there are different
kinds of oxygen atoms.
We are more concerned with the average
atomic mass.
This is based on the abundance
(percentage) of each variety of that
element in nature.
We dont use grams for this mass because
the numbers would be too small.
Measuring Atomic Mass
Instead of grams, the unit we use
is the Atomic Mass Unit (amu)
It is defined as one-twelfth the
mass of a carbon-12 atom.
Carbon-12 chosen because of its isotope purity.
Each isotope has its own atomic
mass, thus we determine the
average from percent abundance.
To calculate the average:
Multiply the atomic mass of
each isotope by its
abundance (expressed as a
decimal), then add the
results.
If not told otherwise, the mass of the
isotope is expressed in atomic mass
units (amu)
8
Atomic Masses
<0.01% 6 protons
8 neutrons
14
C Carbon-14
1.11% 6 protons
7 neutrons
13
C Carbon-13
98.89% 6 protons
6 neutrons
12
C Carbon-12
% in nature Composition of
the nucleus
Symbol Isotope
Atomic mass is the average of all the
naturally occurring isotopes of that element.
Carbon = 12.011
- Page 117
Question
Solution
Answer
Knowns
and
Unknown
The Periodic Table:
A Preview
A periodic table is an
arrangement of elements in which
the elements are separated into
groups based on a set of repeating
properties
The periodic table allows you to
easily compare the properties of
one element to another
The Periodic Table:
A Preview
Each horizontal row (there are 7 of
them) is called a period
Each vertical column is called a
group, or family
Elements in a group have similar
chemical and physical properties
Identified with a number and
either an A or B
More presented in Chapter 6

Chapter 4 Atomic Structure

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Chapter 4 Atomic Structure

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Chapter 4 Atomic Structure

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

1

You might also like