Science Virtual
Friday, April 11
Ms. Kaufman
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Atom: the smallest unit of matter that
retains the identity of the substance
First proposed by
Democritus around
420 B.C.
“Atomos” in Greek
means indivisible
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Atoms are composed of 2 regions:
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Nucleus: the center of the atom that contains
the mass of the atom
Electron cloud: region that surrounds the nucleus
that contains most of the space in the atom
Electron
Cloud
Nucleus
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The nucleus contains 2 of the 3 Subatomic
Particles:
Protons: positively (+) charged subatomic
particles
 Neutrons: neutrally ( ) charged subatomic
particles
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The 3rd Subatomic Particle resides outside
of the nucleus in the electron cloud
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Electron: the subatomic particle with a negative
charge and relatively no mass
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Protons and neutrons live compacted in
the tiny positively charged nucleus
accounting for more than 99% of the
mass of the atom
The negatively charged electrons are
small and have a relatively small mass
but occupy a large volume of space
outside the nucleus
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In an atom:
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The # of protons = the # of electrons
 If 20 protons are present in an atom then 20
electrons are there to balance the overall
charge of the atom—atoms are neutral
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The neutrons have no charge; therefore
they do not have to equal the number of
protons or electrons
Atomic Math Challenge
8
Atomic Number
O
Element Symbol
Oxygen
Element Name
15.99
Atomic Mass
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Atomic number: this number indicates the
number of protons in an atom
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Ex: Hydrogen’s atomic number is 1
 So hydrogen has 1 proton
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Ex: Carbon’s atomic number is 6
 So carbon has 6 protons
**The number of protons identifies the atom.
Ex. 2 protons = He, 29 protons = Cu
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Mass number: the number of protons and
neutrons in the nucleus
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Ex: Hydrogen can have a mass of 3.
Since it has 1 proton it must have 2 neutrons
# of neutrons = mass # - atomic #
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Li has a mass number of 7 and an atomic
number of 3
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Protons = 3 (same as atomic #)
Neutrons= 7-3 = 4 (mass # - atomic #)
Ne has a mass number of 20 and an
atomic number of 10
Protons = 10
 Neutrons = 20 - 10= 10
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The electrons are equal to the number of
protons
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So e- = p+ = atomic #
Ex: He has a mass # of 4 and an atomic
# of 2
= 2
 no = 2
 e- = 2
 p+
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Cl has a mass # of 35 and an atomic
# of 17
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p+ = 17,
no = 18,
e- = 17
K has a mass # of 39 and an atomic
# of 19
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P+ = 19,
no = 20
e- = 19
Pass out the student
worksheet from “The
Atoms Family” Lesson
Atomic Math Challenge
at this time and complete in
class
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Bohr Model of the atom:
Reviewers think this could lead to misconceptions!
The 3rd energy ring
can hold up to 18 e-
All of the protons
p+ and neutrons n
are within the
nucleus
The 1st energy ring
can hold up to 2 e-
The 4th energy ring and
any after can hold up to
32 e-
The 2nd energy ring can
hold up to 8 e-
Mass # = 12
atomic # = 6
6 p and 6 n live
in the nucleus
p+ = 6
no = 6
e- = 6
Bohr Model Practice
Lithium
Atomic #
3
Atomic Mass 7
P+ = 3
Protons
3
Neutrons
4
N =4
Electrons
3
# Electrons
1st energy ring / level
2
2d energy ring / level
1
3d energy ring / level
4th energy ring / level
Bohr Model Practice
Aluminum
Atomic # 13
Atomic Mass 27
Protons
P+ = 13
N = 14
13
Neutrons
14
Electrons
13
# Electrons
1st energy ring / level
2
2d energy ring / level
8
3d energy ring / level
3
4th energy ring / level
none
Hand out the Bohr
Model Practice
worksheet and assign 8
different atoms for
students to complete
their models