3. 1808 john dalton
Suggested that all the matter
was made up of tiny spheres
that were able to bounce back
around perfecty with elasticity
https://www.britannica.com/
video/153020/John-Dalton-
development-atomic-theory
Regarded atom as ultimate particle
4. 1898 JJ thompson
Carried out cathode ray tube
experiment
In his studies he founded that:
Cathode start from cathode
and move toward towards
anode
rays are not visible
He named them as electron
Discovered electron
5. Erenest Rutherfofd
Conducted nuclear scatterind
experiment
Gave conclution that:
Most of the space in atom is
empty
His calculation shows that
nucleus occupy negligble
mass
He show that positive charge
is not scaterred
6. Neil bohr
Bohr model of atom
Dual character of electonic
radiation
Experiment result regarding
atomic spectra
8. What is an atom?
Atom: the smallest unit of matter that retains
the identity of the substance
9. Atomic Structure
Atoms have 2 regions
1) Nucleus: the center of the atom that contains
most of the mass of the atom.
2) Electron cloud: surrounds the nucleus & takes up
most of the space of the atom.
Nucleus
Electron
Cloud
10. What’s in the Nucleus?
In the nucleus we find:
Protons: positively charged subatomic particles
Mass of 1 amu
Neutrons: neutrally charged subatomic particles
Mass of 1 amu
11. What’s in the Electron Cloud?
In the electron cloud we find:
Electrons: the subatomic particle with a negative
charge and relatively no mass
Mass of ~ 1/1836 amu
12. Subatomic Particles
Particle Charge Mass (g) Location
Electron
(e-) -1 9.11 x 10-28 Electron
cloud
Proton
(p+) +1 1.67 x 10-24 Nucleus
Neutron
(no) 0 1.67 x 10-24 Nucleus
13. How do we know the number of
protons in an atom?
Atomic number (#)= # of protons in an atom
Ex: Hydrogen’s atomic # is 1
hydrogen has 1 proton
Ex: Carbon’s atomic # is 6
carbon has 6 protons
**The number of protons identifies the atom-it’s
an atom’s fingerprint.
14. How do we know the number of
neutrons in an atom?
Mass #: the # of protons plus neutrons in the
nucleus
# of neutrons = mass # - atomic #
Example
Li has a mass # of 7 and an atomic # of 3
Protons = 3 (same as atomic #)
Neutrons= 7-3 = 4 (mass # - atomic #)
15. Mass # vs. Atomic Mass
Mass # ? = The Atomic mass on the periodic table
rounded either up or down
16. How do we find the number of
electrons in an atom?
Most atoms are neutral (have no overall
charge)
Because the only charged subatomic
particles are the protons and electrons…
they must balance each other out in an
electrically neutral atom.
Therefore..
# Electrons = # Protons *
* (in a neutral atom..)
17. Examples
He has a mass # of 4 and an atomic # of 2
p+ = 2 no = 2 e- = 2
Cl has a mass # of 35 and an atomic # of 17
p+ = 17, no = 18, e- = 17
18. How exactly are the particles
arranged?
Bohr Model of the atom: electron
configurations
All of the
protons and
the neutrons
The 1st ring can
hold up to 2 e-
The 2nd ring can
hold up to 8 e-
The 3rd ring
can hold up
to 8 e-
19. What does carbon look like?
Mass # = 12 atomic # = 6
p+ = 6 no = 6 e- = 6
6 p and 6 n live
in the nucleus
20. Isotopes
Dalton’s 1st postulate was wrong.
Atoms of the same element can
be different (they can have
different # of neutrons)
Thus, different mass numbers.
These are called isotopes.
21. Isotopes
Isotopes are atoms of the same element
having different masses, due to varying numbers
of neutrons.
25. Atomic Mass
How heavy is an atom of oxygen?
It depends.. b/c there are different oxygen
isotopes.
We are more concerned with the average atomic mass.
This is determined based on the abundance of each isotope
We don’t use grams for this mass because the
numbers would be too small.
26. Measuring Atomic Mass
Instead we use the Atomic Mass
Unit (amu)
defined as one-twelfth the mass of a
carbon-12 atom.
Each isotope has its own atomic
mass, thus we determine the
average from percent abundance.
27. Atomic Mass
Isotope Symbol Composition of
the nucleus
% in nature
Carbon-12 12C 6 protons
6 neutrons
98.89%
Carbon-13 13C 6 protons
7 neutrons
1.11%
Carbon-14 14C 6 protons
8 neutrons
<0.01%
Atomic mass is the average of all the
naturally occurring isotopes of that element.
Carbon = 12.011