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The Atomic Structure of Atoms

The Atomic Structure of Atoms. . Democritus: Hypothesizing the Atom. Around 460 B.C ., Democritus first developed the idea of atoms as the smallest possible bit of matter. The word “atom” came from the Greek word atomos meaning indivisible

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The Atomic Structure of Atoms

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  1. The Atomic Structure of Atoms

  2. Democritus: Hypothesizing the Atom • Around 460 B.C., Democritus first developed the ideaof atoms as the smallest possible bit of matter. • The word “atom” came from the Greek word atomosmeaning indivisible • Greek philosophers laid the ground work for the modern atomic theory

  3. Dalton: The Atomic Theory • John Dalton, in the early 1800’s, developed the “atomic theory” from observations gathered from many experiments. • Fun Fact: Dalton was a school teacher and chemist!

  4. Dalton’s Atomic Theory: • 1. All elements are composed of atoms. Atoms cannot be divided or destroyed. • (Now we know atoms can be divided) • 2. Atoms of the same element are exactly alike. Atoms of different elements are different. • (Now we know that atoms of the same element that are not exactly alike are called isotopes – they have a diff. # of neutrons) • 3. The atoms of two or more elements can join together to form compounds.

  5. J.J. Thomson: 1856-1940 • Discovered the electron.   • He was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906.

  6. Lord Ernest Rutherford: 1871-1937 • Ernest Rutherford was once a student of JJ Thomson • Discovered that most of the atom is made up of "empty space” where the electrons move • He discovered and named both the nucleus  and protons

  7. James Chadwick: 1891-1974 • James Chadwick was a student of Rutherford • Discovered the neutron • He found neutrons to have essentially the same mass as protons • He was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1935

  8. Niels Bohr: early 1900’s • Discovered electrons traveled in energy levels around the nucleus.  • The lowest energy level is closest to the nucleus and holds up to 2 electrons. • Higher energy levels are father from the nucleus and can contain more electrons

  9. REVIEW: Early Atomic Chemists • Democritus • Named the atom • Dalton • Atomic Theory • Thomson • Discovered electron • Rutherford • Named the nucleus, proton, and described the “empty space” where electrons travel • Chadwick • Discovered neutron • Bohr • Discovered electron energy levels

  10. Parts of an Atom • Locations • Nucleus • Electron Cloud • Subatomic Particles • Protons • Neutrons • Electrons

  11. Nucleus • Is the positively charged, central part of an atom. • Contains protons and neutrons. • Contains almost ALL of the atom’s mass

  12. Inside the Nucleus • Protons are positively (+) charged particles • Neutrons are uncharged particles (Ø) • “neutrons are neutral”

  13. Outside the Nucleus • Electronsare negatively (-) charged particles located in the electron cloud. • The electron cloudis arranged in energy levels and travels around the atom’s nucleus.

  14. Neutral Atoms • An atom has an overall neutral charge when: the # of electrons (-) = the # of protons (+) • Remember, neutrons are neutral!

  15. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!

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