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Atomic structure
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
460 BC Democritus develops the idea of atoms 
he pounded up materials in his pestle and 
mortar until he had reduced them to smaller 
and smaller particles which he called 
AATTOOMMAA 
(greek for indivisible)
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
1808 John Dalton 
suggested that all matter was made up of 
tiny spheres that were able to bounce around 
with perfect elasticity and called them 
AATTOOMMSS
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
1898 Joseph John Thompson 
found that atoms could sometimes eject a 
far smaller negative particle which he called 
an 
EELLEECCTTRROONN
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
1904 
Thompson develops the idea that an atom was made up of 
electrons scattered unevenly within an elastic sphere surrounded 
by a soup of positive charge to balance the electron's charge 
like plums surrounded by pudding. 
PLUM PUDDING 
MODEL
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
1910 Ernest Rutherford 
oversaw Geiger and Marsden carrying out his 
famous experiment. 
they fired Helium nuclei at a piece of gold foil 
which was only a few atoms thick. 
they found that although most of them 
passed through. About 1 in 10,000 hit
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
gold foil 
helium nuclei 
helium nuclei 
They found that while most of the helium nuclei passed 
through the foil, a small number were deflected and, to their 
surprise, some helium nuclei bounced straight back.
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
Rutherford’s new evidence allowed him to propose a more 
detailed model with a central nucleus. 
He suggested that the positive charge was all in a central 
nucleus. With this holding the electrons in place by electrical 
attraction 
However, this was not the end of the story.
HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 
1913 Niels Bohr 
studied under Rutherford at the Victoria 
University in Manchester. 
Bohr refined Rutherford's idea by adding 
that the electrons were in orbits. Rather 
like planets orbiting the sun. With each 
orbit only able to contain a set number of 
electrons.
Bohr’s Atom 
electrons in orbits 
nucleus
HELIUM ATOM 
N 
+ 
+ 
N 
- 
- 
proton 
Shell 
electron neutron 
What do these particles consist of?
AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE 
Particle 
proton 
neutron 
electron 
Charge 
+ ve charge 
No charge 
-ve charge 
Mass 
1 
1 
nil
AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE 
Atomic number 
the number of protons in an atom 
the number of protons and 
neutrons in an atom 
HHee22 
44 Atomic mass 
number of electrons = number of protons
AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE 
Electrons are arranged in Energy Levels or 
Shells around the nucleus of an atom. 
• first shell a maximum of 2 electrons 
• second shell a maximum of 8 electrons 
• third shell a maximum of 8 electrons
AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE 
There are two ways to represent the atomic 
structure of an element or compound; 
1. Electronic Configuration 
2. Dot & Cross Diagrams
EELLEECCTTRROONNIICC CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN 
With electronic configuration elements are represented 
numerically by the number of electrons in their shells 
and number of shells. For example; 
N 
Nitrogen 
7 
14 
2 in 1st shell 
5 in 2nd shell 
configuration = 2 , 5 
2 + 5 = 7
EELLEECCTTRROONNIICC CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN 
Write the electronic configuration for the following 
elements; 
Na 20 
40 
Ca O 
2,8,8,2 2,8,1 
Cl Si 
11 
23 
8 
17 
16 
35 
14 
28 
2,6 
5 
B 11 
a) b) c) 
d) e) f) 
2,8,7 2,8,4 2,3
DDOOTT && CCRROOSSSS DDIIAAGGRRAAMMSS 
With Dot & Cross diagrams elements and compounds 
are represented by Dots or Crosses to show electrons, 
and circles to show the shells. For example; 
X 
Nitrogen X N X X 
X N7 
X X 
14
DDOOTT && CCRROOSSSS DDIIAAGGRRAAMMSS 
Draw the Dot & Cross diagrams for the following 
elements; 
8 17 
O Cl 
a) b) 
16 35 
X 
X 
O 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Cl 
X 
X 
X X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X
SSUUMMMMAARRYY 
1. The Atomic Number of an atom = number of 
protons in the nucleus. 
2. The Atomic Mass of an atom = number of 
Protons + Neutrons in the nucleus. 
3. The number of Protons = Number of Electrons. 
4. Electrons orbit the nucleus in shells. 
5. Each shell can only carry a set number of electrons.

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  • 2. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 460 BC Democritus develops the idea of atoms he pounded up materials in his pestle and mortar until he had reduced them to smaller and smaller particles which he called AATTOOMMAA (greek for indivisible)
  • 3. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 1808 John Dalton suggested that all matter was made up of tiny spheres that were able to bounce around with perfect elasticity and called them AATTOOMMSS
  • 4. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 1898 Joseph John Thompson found that atoms could sometimes eject a far smaller negative particle which he called an EELLEECCTTRROONN
  • 5. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 1904 Thompson develops the idea that an atom was made up of electrons scattered unevenly within an elastic sphere surrounded by a soup of positive charge to balance the electron's charge like plums surrounded by pudding. PLUM PUDDING MODEL
  • 6. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 1910 Ernest Rutherford oversaw Geiger and Marsden carrying out his famous experiment. they fired Helium nuclei at a piece of gold foil which was only a few atoms thick. they found that although most of them passed through. About 1 in 10,000 hit
  • 7. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM gold foil helium nuclei helium nuclei They found that while most of the helium nuclei passed through the foil, a small number were deflected and, to their surprise, some helium nuclei bounced straight back.
  • 8. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM Rutherford’s new evidence allowed him to propose a more detailed model with a central nucleus. He suggested that the positive charge was all in a central nucleus. With this holding the electrons in place by electrical attraction However, this was not the end of the story.
  • 9. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF TTHHEE AATTOOMM 1913 Niels Bohr studied under Rutherford at the Victoria University in Manchester. Bohr refined Rutherford's idea by adding that the electrons were in orbits. Rather like planets orbiting the sun. With each orbit only able to contain a set number of electrons.
  • 10. Bohr’s Atom electrons in orbits nucleus
  • 11. HELIUM ATOM N + + N - - proton Shell electron neutron What do these particles consist of?
  • 12. AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE Particle proton neutron electron Charge + ve charge No charge -ve charge Mass 1 1 nil
  • 13. AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE Atomic number the number of protons in an atom the number of protons and neutrons in an atom HHee22 44 Atomic mass number of electrons = number of protons
  • 14. AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE Electrons are arranged in Energy Levels or Shells around the nucleus of an atom. • first shell a maximum of 2 electrons • second shell a maximum of 8 electrons • third shell a maximum of 8 electrons
  • 15. AATTOOMMIICC SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE There are two ways to represent the atomic structure of an element or compound; 1. Electronic Configuration 2. Dot & Cross Diagrams
  • 16. EELLEECCTTRROONNIICC CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN With electronic configuration elements are represented numerically by the number of electrons in their shells and number of shells. For example; N Nitrogen 7 14 2 in 1st shell 5 in 2nd shell configuration = 2 , 5 2 + 5 = 7
  • 17. EELLEECCTTRROONNIICC CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN Write the electronic configuration for the following elements; Na 20 40 Ca O 2,8,8,2 2,8,1 Cl Si 11 23 8 17 16 35 14 28 2,6 5 B 11 a) b) c) d) e) f) 2,8,7 2,8,4 2,3
  • 18. DDOOTT && CCRROOSSSS DDIIAAGGRRAAMMSS With Dot & Cross diagrams elements and compounds are represented by Dots or Crosses to show electrons, and circles to show the shells. For example; X Nitrogen X N X X X N7 X X 14
  • 19. DDOOTT && CCRROOSSSS DDIIAAGGRRAAMMSS Draw the Dot & Cross diagrams for the following elements; 8 17 O Cl a) b) 16 35 X X O X X X X X X X Cl X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
  • 20. SSUUMMMMAARRYY 1. The Atomic Number of an atom = number of protons in the nucleus. 2. The Atomic Mass of an atom = number of Protons + Neutrons in the nucleus. 3. The number of Protons = Number of Electrons. 4. Electrons orbit the nucleus in shells. 5. Each shell can only carry a set number of electrons.