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4.1 and 4.2
DEFINING THE ATOM
STRUCTURE OF THE NUCLEAR ATOM
4.1 - Defining the Atom
Early Models of the Atom
• An atom is the smallest particle of an
element that retains its identity in a
chemical reaction.
• Although early philosophers and scientists
could not observe individual atoms, they
were still able to propose ideas about the
structure of atoms.
Democritus’s Atomic Philosophy
•Democritus reasoned that atoms were
indivisible and indestructible.
•Although, Democritus’s ideas agreed with later scientific
theory, they did not explain chemical behavior
•They also lacked experimental support because Democritus’s
approach was not based on the scientific method.
Daltons Atomic Theory
• By using experimental methods, Dalton
transformed Democritus’s ideas on atoms into
a scientific theory.
• Dalton studied the ratios in which elements
combine in chemical reactions.
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The result of his work is known as Dalton’s atomic
theory.
Dalton’s Atomic Theory
1. All elements are composed of tiny indivisible particles called atoms.
2. Atoms of the same element are identical. The atoms of any one element
are different from those of any other element.
3. Atoms of different elements can physically mix together or can
chemically combine in simple whole-number ratios to form compounds.
4. Chemical reactions occur when atoms are separated from each other,
joined, or rearranged in different combinations. Atoms of one element are
never changed into atoms of another element as a result of a chemical
reaction.
4.2 – Structure of the
Nuclear Atom
Changing Dalton’s Theory
 One important change from Dalton’s atomic theory is that
atoms are now known to be divisible.
 They can be broken down into smaller particles called
subatomic particles.
 Three kinds of subatomic particles are electrons, protons,
and neutrons.
Electrons
 J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897
 Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles.
 Thomson passed an electric current through sealed glass
tubes filled with gases
 Cathode ray was attracted to the positive end of the tube
thus the beam consist of negatively charged particles
Protons
 Positively charged subatomic particles
 Has a mass 1840 times that of an electron
Neutrons
 Subatomic particles with no charge
 Mass equal to that of a proton
The Atomic Nucleus
 First atomic model was the “plum-pudding” model; electrons were stuck
into a lump of positive charge
 Rutherford’s Gold-Foil Experiment showed the atom differently
o Atom is mostly empty space
 All the positive charge and almost all the mass are in the nucleus
 The nucleus is the tiny central core of an atom and is composed of
protons and neutrons
 Electrons are distributed around the nucleus and occupy almost all the
volume of the atom