Unit 2 - Understanding the Atom

The Historical Development of Atomic Theory

• Democritus - Early philosopher who proposed the existence of the atom
• Dalton’s Atomic Theory
  • First scientific theory of the atom
  • Based on Joseph Proust and other scientists’ research
  • Proust’s research: each compound contains exact proportions
    • Law of definite proportions
  • Atoms are indivisible
  • Elements are made of identical atoms unique to each element
  • Compounds are made of 2+ atoms in fixed proportion
  • A chemical reaction is the rearrangement of atoms
• Discovery of the Electron (Cathode Ray Experiment)
• By JJ Thompson
• Led to the Plum Pudding Model
• Oil Drop Experiment
  • By Millikan
  • Thompson found charge & mass of electron
• Discovery of Nucleus (Gold Foil Experiment)
  • By Rutherford
  • Most particles pass directly through the atom, some get deflected
  • → Most of the atom is empty space, with a large particle at the center
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Electromagnetic Waves

• Vocab
  • Electric Field - The area surrounding a charged object in which it can act upon another charged object
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • The frequency spectrum containing all electromagnetic waves
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  • Electromagnetic Wave
  • A combination of electric & magnetic fields radiating from a source @ the speed of light.
    • The electric & magnetic fields oscillate perpendicular of each other
  • Caused by disturbing charged particles, which then oscillate and produce oscillating fields
    • Source produces an magnetic field, the magnetic field then produces an electric field, the electric field the produces another magnetic field, repeat forever
  • Magnetic Field - The area surrounding a magnetic object in which it can act upon an object
  • Polarization
• Types of Waves
  • Mechanical - Waves that use matter to carry energy
  • Electromagnetic - Waves that do not use/need matter to carry energy
  • Are all transverse waves
• Parts of a Transverse Wave
  • Crest - Midline → Top
  • Trough - Midline → Bottom
  • Amplitude - Top → Midline or Midline → Bottom
  • Wavelength - Crest 1 → Crest 2
  • Frequency - Oscillations per second
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• Electromagnetic Waves
  • Each type is contained on a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • High frequency/low wavelength → low frequency/high wavelength:
    • Gamma Rays → X-Rays → Ultraviolet → Visible Light → Infrared → Microwaves → Radio waves
  • Energy transferred
  • Energy = plank’s constant * frequency
    • Plank’s constant ~ 6.63 * 10^-34
  • Frequency, Wavelength, & Speed
  • Speed of light = frequency(hertz) * wavelength(meters)
  • Slower = Smaller wavelength
  • Uses
  • Gamma Rays - Used to destroy cancer cells
  • Ultraviolet Rays - Disrupts DNA production in bacteria & viruses
  • X-Rays - Used for medical imaging
  • Infrared - Heat lamps, remote controls
  • Microwaves - Warm food
  • Radio waves - Long distance transmission of information
  • Polarization - Modifying light by forcing it to only vibrate in a singular plane

The Modern Atomic Theory

• Theories of Light
  • Newton - Corpuscular theory; light is made of particles
  • Thomas Young - Diffraction double slit experiment; light behaves like waves
  • Heinrich Hertz - Photoelectric effect observed; also acts like a particle
• Photoelectric Effect
  • Electrons are emitted when electromagnetic waves hit a material
  • Shows particle like behavior
  • Einstein proposes light is a stream of particles called photons
    • Energy = Plank’s constant * frequency
• Emission Spectrum
  • Visible light spectrum where emitted light produce colored bands
  • Some metals showed up as discrete lines
• Bohr Model
  • Electrons orbit nucleus made of protons & neutrons
• Electron Cloud Model
  • Electrons have probable locations
  • Each cloud has different energy levels

The Structure of the Atom

• Atom - Smallest particle of a substance
  • Made of a nucleus surrounded by orbitals
  • Consists of 3 types of particals
  • Protons - Positively charged
  • Neutrons - Particle w/o charge
  • Electron - Negatively charged electron
  • Charge of proton = negative charged of electron
  • If charge of atom = 0, then the atoms has == number of protons & electrons
  • Locations
  • Nucleus - Contains all the protons & neutrons
  • Orbitals - Contains the electrons
• Atomic mass unit
  • 1/12 of a C12 atom
  • ~ 1.660538921 * 10^-24 g
  • Proton - 1 amu
  • Neutron - 1 amu
  • Electron - 0.0006 amu
• Atomic Number
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    # of Protons in an atom
• Ions
  • Charged atoms
  • Changed number of electrons
• Atomic Mass / Mass Number
  • \
    # of Protons + # of Neutrons
• Isotopes
  • Different # of neutrons