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ATOMIC THEORY
Atomic Structure
Atomic Structure
Atoms are very small ~ 10-10 meters
All atoms are made up of three sub-
atomic particles: protons, neutrons and
electrons
17 protons 17 protons
17 electrons 17 electrons
18 neutrons 20 neutrons
The isotopes of chlorine are often referred to as
chlorine-35 and chlorine-37
Isotopes
Isotopes of an element have the same chemical
properties because they have the same number
of electrons. When a chemical reaction takes
place, it is the electrons that are involved in the
reactions.
However isotopes of an element have the
slightly different physical properties because
they have different numbers of neutrons, hence
different masses.
The isotopes of an element with fewer neutrons
will have:
Lower masses faster rate of diffusion
Lower densities lower melting and boiling points
Isotopes - Questions
1. Explain what isotopes using hydrogen as an
example.
2. One isotope of the element chlorine, contains
20 neutrons. Which other element also
contains 20 neutrons?
or X (l) X (g)
Mass Spectrometer 5
Stages
Ionization sample is bombarded
by a stream of high-energy
electrons from an electron gun,
which knock an electron from an
atom. This produces a positive
ion: X (g) X +
(g) + e-
m/z value 11 10
Relative 18.7 81.3
abundance
%
= 205.7 + 813
100
= 1018.7 = 10.2
100
Mass Spectrometer
Questions
8.93% 22Ne
8.93% 22Ne
Ar= 20.18
Mass Spectrometer
Questions
S2- 16 16
Sc3+ 21 45
Ni2+ 30 26
Orbitals
The energy sub levels are made up of
orbitals, each which can hold a
maximum of 2 electrons.
Different sub-levels have different
number of orbitals:
Max. no.
Sub- No. of
of
level orbitals
electrons
s 1 2
p 3 6
d 5 10
f 7 14
Orbitals
The orbitals in different sub-levels have
different shapes:
s orbitals
1s 2s
p orbitals
Orbitals
Within a sub-level, the electrons occupy
orbitals as unpaired electrons rather
than paired electrons. (This is known as
Hunds Rule).
We use boxes to represent orbitals:
2p
2s
Electronic structure of
1s carbon, 1s2, 2s2, 2p2
Orbitals
The arrows represent the electrons in
the orbitals.
The direction of arrows indiactes the
spin of the electron.
Paired electrons will have opposite spin,
as this reduces the mutual repulsion
between the paired electrons.
2p
2s
Electronic structure of
1s carbon, 1s2, 2s2, 2p2
Orbitals
Using boxes to represent orbitals, give
the full electronic structure of the
following atoms:
a) lithium b) fluorine c)
potassium
d) nitrogen e) oxygen
2p
2s
1s
Orbitals
Using boxes to represent orbitals, give
the full electronic structure of the
following atoms:
a) lithium b) fluorine c)
potassium
d) nitrogen e) oxygen
Electronic structure of
lithium: 1s2, 2s1 2p
2s
1s
Orbitals
Using boxes to represent orbitals, give
the full electronic structure of the
following atoms:
a) lithium b) fluorine c)
potassium
d) nitrogen e) oxygen
Electronic structure of
fluorine: 1s2, 2s2, 2p5 2p
2s
1s
Orbitals
Using boxes to represent orbitals, give
the full electronic structure of the
following atoms:
a) lithium b) fluorine c)
potassium
d) nitrogen e) oxygen 4s
Electronic structure of
potassium: 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p
3p6, 4s1 3s
2p
2s
1s
Orbitals
Using boxes to represent orbitals, give
the full electronic structure of the
following atoms:
a) lithium b) fluorine c)
potassium
d) nitrogen e) oxygen
Electronic structure of
nitrogen: 1s2, 2s2, 2p3 2p
2s
1s
Orbitals
Using boxes to represent orbitals, give
the full electronic structure of the
following atoms:
a) lithium b) fluorine c)
potassium
d) nitrogen e) oxygen
Electronic structure of
oxygen: 1s2, 2s2, 2p4 2p
2s
1s
Ionization Energy
Ionization of an atom involves the loss of an
electron to form a positive ion.
The first ionization energy is defined as the
energy required to remove one mole of electrons
from one mole of atoms of a gaseous element.
The first ionization energy of an atom can be
represented by the following general equation:
X(g) X+ + e- H > 0
Since all ionizations requires energy, they are
endothermic processes and have a positive
enthalpy change (H) value.
Ionization Energy
The value of the first ionization
energy depends upon two main
factors:
The size of the nuclear charge
The energy of the electron that has
been removed (this depends upon its distance from the
nucleus)
Ionization Energy
As the size of the nuclear charge increases the
force of the attraction between the negatively
charged electrons and the positively charged
nucleus increases.
Small Large
nuclear nuclear
charge
+ + charge
Small force Large
of force of
attraction attraction
Smaller
Greater
ionization ionization
energy energy
Ionization energy
As the energy of the electron increases, the
electron is farther away from the nucleus. As
a result the force of attraction between the
nucleus and the electron decreases.
Electrons
Electrons closer further away
to positive + + from positive
nucleus nucleus
Large force of Small force
of
attraction attraction
Greater Smaller
ionizati ionizati
on on
energy energy
Ionization energy - Questions
+ + + +
2500 Ne
First ionisation
energy/kJ mol
2000 F
N Ar
1500 C Cl
Be P
1000 H O Mg Ca
500 S
B Si
Li Na Al K
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Atomic number (Z)
X (g) + e- X-(g)