Atomic Structure Theory 2017
Atomic Structure Theory 2017
Atomic Structure Theory 2017
Democritus 460 BC
► Greek Philosopher
► Suggested world was made of
two things – empty space and
“atomos”
Atomos – Greek word for
uncuttable
►2 Main ideas
Atoms are the smallest possible
particle of matter
There are different types of
atoms for each material
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John Dalton’s Atomic Theory
1804
1. All matter is made of atoms.
2. Atoms of one element are all
the same.
3. Atoms cannot be broken down
into smaller parts
4. Compounds form by
combining atoms
Dalton’s Early Atomic Model
► “Billiard Ball” model
► he envisioned atoms as solid, hard spheres,
like billiard(pool) balls, so he used
wooden balls to model them
J.J. Thomson
1897
Discovered the electron
Vacuum tube
Metal Disks
Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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By adding an electric field
Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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By adding an electric field
Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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By adding an electric field
Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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By adding an electric field
Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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By adding an electric field
Thomson’s Experiment
Voltage source
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Adding an electric field cause the beam to
move toward the positive plate.
Thomson concluded the beam was made of
negative moving pieces.
Thomson’s “Plum Pudding” Atom Model
Democritus, Dalton, Thomson Video
Eugen Goldstein 1850-1930
Using a cathode ray tube he discovered
canal rays which are beams of positively
charged particles.
He is credited with the discovery of
protons in an atom.
Canal Rays discovery
Millikan’s Oil Drop Experiment
• Determined the charge on an electron
• Used Thomson’s charge to mass ratio to
calculate the mass of an electron
• discovered the
nucleus of a
gold atom with
his “gold foil”
experiment
Using J.J Thomson’s Plum Pudding
atomic model, Rutherford predicted the
alpha particles would pass straight
though the gold foil. That’s not what
happened.
Gold Foil Experiment Results
most alpha particles go straight through
the gold foil
A few alpha particles are sharply deflected
Rutherford’s Conclusion
►The atom is mostly
empty space.
►There is a small,
dense center with a
positive charge.
►Rutherford
discovered the
nucleus in atoms
Rutherford’s Contribution to the
Atomic Theory
►The atom is
mostly empty
space.
►The nucleus is
a small, dense
core with a
positive charge.
Gold Foil video
Rutherford’s Atomic Model
Structure of the Atom
► Atom – smallest particle of an element that can
exist alone
Two regions of an atom
►Nucleus
Center of atom
Protons and neutrons
►Electron “cloud”
Area surrounding nucleus
containing electrons
Structure of the Atom
► Proton
– Positive charge (+), 1 atomic
mass unit (amu); found in the nucleus
amu -Approximate mass of a proton or a
neutron
► Neutron – Neutral charge (0), 1 amu;
found in the nucleus
► Electron – Negative charge (-), mass is
VERY small
Counting Atoms
► Atomic Number
Number of protons in nucleus
The number of protons determines identity
of the element!!
Start at 3:25
Counting Atoms
Nuclear Symbol Notation
Atoms
► Protonshave a positive (+) charge and
electrons have a negative (-) charge
► In
a neutral atom, the number of protons
equals the number of electrons, so the
overall charge is zero (0)
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Charge = 39 1+
Protons =
Electrons =
Neutrons =
Atomic Number =
Atomic Mass =