1. models of the atom
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What is an atom?
Agenda for Thursday March 31st
1. Models of the Atoms
Atoms
Atom – smallest unit of an element that maintains the
properties of that element
What are Atoms composed of?
Particle
Charge
Location
Proton
Positive (+)
Nucleus
Neutron
Neutral (0)
Nucleus
Electron
Negative (-) Electron Cloud
Democritus
400 BC
1st atomic theory
All things composed of small particles
no technology to support his claim
His theory came from observations
turned out to be surprisingly accurate
Dalton
1766-1844
Matter is made of tiny spheres called
atoms
There are different types of atoms
These atoms combine to form
molecules
John Dalton proposed an atomic theory
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matter is composed, indivisible particles (atoms).
all atoms of a particular element are identical
different elements have different atoms
atoms combine in certain whole-number ratios
In a chemical reaction, atoms are rearranged to
form new compounds;
1. not created, destroyed, or changed into atoms of other
elements
Mendeleev
(1834-1907)
Organized the first Periodic
Table by observing patterns
in atomic structure.
Predicted the characteristics of elements not yet found
His predictions were all correct!
J.J. Thomson
1890s
Used a cathode ray tube to add to Dalton’s theory
J.J. Thomson: in 1890s proved that atoms made up of smaller
particles
Discovered electrons
Chocolate chip cookie model: electrons placed randomly
throughout the atom
Rutherford
1849-1919
The Gold Foil Experiment
Shot beam of positive particles at
layer of gold foil.
Almost ALL went right through.
Some scattered.
What does this mean?
Atoms are mostly empty space,
with a small dense, POSITIVE core.
Electrons scattered around it.
Also credited with the discovery of Protons
Rutherford’s Model
He calls the dense center of the atom the nucleus.
His model is called the nuclear model
It looks like a peach that is cut in half
Bohr 1885-1962
Discovered that electrons move
around nucleus in orbits
Chadwick (1891-1974)
Proved the existence of Neutrons
Do not have a charge. Neutral.
Worked on Manhattan Project
Erwin Schrodinger
Electrons do not orbit the nucleus in set paths; they exist in an
electron cloud
Don’t know the exact path, just the place it’s most likely to be
NO!!
More accurate
Timeline
Democritus – all things composed of small particles
Dalton – atoms
Mendeleev – periodic table
Thomson – electrons
Rutherford – dense, positively charged nucleus, mostly empty space
Bohr – electrons orbit in paths
Chadwick – neutrons
Schrodinger – electron cloud model
Positive and Negative charges
There are 2 types of charges: positive and negative
Protons – positively charged
Electrons – negatively charged
Opposite charges attract
Like charges repel
Charges
Opposite charges cancel each other out
3+ charges will cancel out 3- charges for an overall 0 charge
5+ charges with 4- charges gives a 1+ charge overall
Summary of subatomic particles
Particle
Charge
Location
Proton
Positive (+)
Nucleus
Neutron
Neutral (0)
Nucleus
Electron
Negative (-)
Electron Cloud
Ernest Rutherford
1909
Gold foil experiment
Said each atom had a center called the nucleus that contained
protons. Electrons existed outside of the nucleus.
Niels Bohr
Said that electrons exist outside of the nucleus in energy levels
Electrons orbit the nucleus in paths