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Unit 2: The Atom Flashcards

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Democritus

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all matter is made of indestructible atoms

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Dalton

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all elements are made of identical atoms and they can combine to make compounds

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Thomson

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● plum-pudding model
● discovered electron

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Rutherford

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positive charged nucleus surrounded by eletrons

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Bohr

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● discovered energy levels
● 2n^2

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Chadwick

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discovered neutron

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Proton

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● Positively Charged
● 1.673*10^-27 kg
● 1 amu (1.0073 amu (atomic mass units))
● In the nucleus

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Neutron

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● Not charged
● 1.675*10^-27 kg
● 1 amu (1.0087 amu)
● In the nucleus

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Electron

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● Negatively charged
● 9.109*10^-31 kg
● 0 amu (0.00055 amu)
● Orbiting the nucleus in specific regions

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Atomic Structure

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● Nucleus
➜ Central region
➜ Very dense
➜ Held together by a “strong force”
● The rest is empty space
● Bee in a cathedral analogy - Nucleus = bee, rest of atom = cathedral

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Periodic table element (in order going down)

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● Atomic # - # of protons
● Element Symbol - 1-2 letters, capitalize first
● Element name
● Average atomic mass

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Isotopes

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● Different atoms of the same element that have different #s of neutrons
● Identified by mass #
● Mass # = # of protons + # of neutrons for an isotope
● DIFFERENT than average atomic mass on periodic table

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Isotope example: Carbon -13

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Mass # - 13 C - Symbol
Atomic # - 6

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Carbon - 14

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Symbol: C - periodic table
Atomic #: 6 - periodic table
Mass #: 14 - given/protons + neutrons
# of protons: 6 - atomic #
# of neutrons: 8 - protons + neutrons = mass #
# of electrons: 6 - electrons = protons in a neutral atom

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Average atomic mass

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● Given on periodic table
● Not a whole # - NOT mass #
● Takes into account the amount of each isotope naturally present

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Average Atomic Mass formula

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● Mass # x (% abundance x 100) = ___ amu
● Add values together from each isotope

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Which isotope has the greatest abundance: Kr-83 or Kr-84?

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Kr-84; the molar mass of Kr (83.796) is closer to 84 than 83.

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Energy levels

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● 1st/most basic level of electron organization
● rings from Bohr model
● numbered 1, 2, 3, etc.
● bigger number = higher energy/farther from nucleus
● “floors”

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Sublevels

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● divisions in energy levels
● s, p, d, f
● E.L. 1 - s
● E.L. 2 - s, p
● E.L. 3 - s, p, d
● E.L. 4 - s, p, d, f

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Orbitals

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● S - 1 orbital
● P - 3 orbitals
● D - 5 orbitals
● F - 7 orbitals
● “rooms”

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Electron Configuration: Helium

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1s^2
● 1 - energy level
● s - sublevel
● 2 - # of electrons in sublevel

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Pauli exclusion principal

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● Only 2 electrons max in each orbital
● Electrons must spin in opposite directions

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Aufbau Principle

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● Fill lowest energy level first
● bau = below

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Hund’s Rule

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● Electrons must fill every orbital in a sublevel before doubling up
● Bus rule

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Electron configuration exceptions

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● Chromium - 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s1
- 4s and 3d are very close in energy, half full is more stable
● Copper - 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1
- Full 3d is more stable than full 4s

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Kernel Structure

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● Shorthand version of electron configuration

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Light

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● behaves as a particle and a wave
- wavelength
- frequency
● Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional
● Energy and wavelength are directly proportional

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Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

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● orbital “blur” is the closest to finding electrons
● it is impossible to know the exact location and velocity of a particle at the same time
● observe electrons with light
● electrons absorb light (energy)
● electron’s velocity changes

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Match the colors with the wavelength, frequency, and energy

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violet - short wavelength, high frequency, high energy
red - long wavelength, low frequency, low energy

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Absorption

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● electrons absorb energy from the electromagnetic spectrum
● allows them to jump to a higher energy level
● “excited” state
● farther from the nucleus
● black bars

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Emission

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● electrons release the energy as light
● “ground” state
● closer to the nucleus
● colored bars

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Why are colors produced?

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● When electrons return to their ground state, they emit energy equivalent to the energy of the colors they emit
● High - purple, low - red

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Mendeleev

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● organized periodic table
● noticed patterns

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Metals

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● Usually solids at room temp
● shiny
● ductile/malleable
● good conductors

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Non-metals

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● solid, liquid, or gas at room temp
● brittle
● poor conductors
● hydrogen

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Metalloids

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● boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, polonium, astatine
● touches zigzag
● properties of both
● semiconductors with other elements

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Periodic table sections

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● Main group elements - s and p block
● Transition metals - d block
● Inner transition metals - f block
● Alkali metals - column 1
● Alkaline Earth Metals - column 2
● Halogens - column 17 (-tennessine)
● Noble gases - last column

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Coulombic attraction

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force of attraction between positive and negative charges

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Effective nuclear charge

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● A measure of how much positive pull of the nucleus an electron feels
● Increases across the rows of the periodic table
- more protons = more pull

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Electron shielding

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● Electrons in higher energy levels feel less of a pull from the nucleus
- farther away
- repelled by inner electrons
- “shielded” by inner electrons
● Increases down the columns of the periodic table as atoms have more electrons/energy levels

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Atomic radius

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● Radius (nucleus to outer edge of last energy level)
● Increases down a column (more energy levels, less pull)
● Decreases across a row (increase in protons attracts electrons closer to the nucleus)

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First Ionization Energy

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● Energy needed to remove 1 electron
● Decreases down a column (electron shielding = less attraction = less energy to go against)
● Increases across a row (# of protons increases, harder to remove electrons)
● Matches with electronegativity

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Electrogativity

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● Measure of how “greedy” an atom is for electrons in a chemical bond
● Decreases down a column (more electron shielding = nucleus has less force)
● Increases across a row (effective nuclear charge = more attraction to electrons)

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