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Chemistry: Atoms First
Julia Burdge & Jason Overby
Chapter 2
Atoms and the
Periodic Table
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Atoms and the Periodic Table
2.1 Atoms First
2.2 Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Discovery of the Electron
Radioactivity
The Proton and the Nuclear Model of the Atom
The Neutron
2.3 Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes
2.4 Average Atomic Mass
2.5 The Periodic Table
2.6 The Mole and Molar Mass
The Mole
Molar Mass
Interconverting Mass, Moles, and Numbers of Atoms
2.1
Atoms First
An atom is the smallest quantity of matter that still retains the
properties of matter.
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into two or
more simpler substances by any means.
Examples: gold, oxygen, helium
Once a single atom has been obtained, dividing it smaller produces
subatomic particles.
The nature, number, and arrangement of subatomic particles
determine the properties of atoms, which in turn determine the
properties of all things material.
2.2 Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
In the late 1800’s, many scientists were doing research involving
radiation, the emission and transmission of energy in the form of
waves.
They commonly used a cathode ray tube, which consists of two
metal plates sealed inside a glass tube from which most of the air
has been evacuated.
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
When metal plates are connected to a high-voltage source, the
negatively charged plate, or cathode, emits an invisible ray.
The cathode ray is drawn to the anode where it passes through a
small hole.
Although invisible, the path is revealed when the ray strikes a
phosphor-coated surface producing a bright light.
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Researches discovered that like charges repel each other, and
opposite charges attract one another.
J. J. Thomson (1856-1940) noted the rays were repelled by a
plate bearing a negative charge, and attracted to a plate bearing a
positive charge.
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
This prompted him to propose the rays were actually a stream of
negatively charged particles.
These negatively charged particles are called electrons.
By varying the electric field and measuring the degree of
deflection of cathode rays, Thomson determined the charge-tomass ratio of electrons to be 1.76×108 C/g. (C is coulomb, the
derived SI unit of electric charge.)
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
R. A. Millikan (1868-1953) determined the charge on an electron
by examining the motion of tiny oil drops.
The charge was determined to be -1.6022×10-19 C.
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Knowing the charge, he was then able to use Thomson’s chargeto-mass ratio to determine the mass of an electron.
charge
1.6022  1019 C
28
mass of an electron =
=
=
9.10

10
g
8
charge / mass
1.76  10 C/g
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Wilhelm Rontgen (1845-1923) discovered X-rays. They were not
deflected by magnetic or electric fields, so they could not consist of
charged particles.
Antoine Becquerel (1852-1908) discovered radioactivity, the
spontaneous emission of radiation.
Radioactive substances, such as uranium, can produce three types of
radiation.
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Alpha (α) rays consist of positively charged particles, called α
particles.
Beta (β) rays, or β particles, are electrons so they are deflected away
from the negatively charged plate.
Gamma (γ) rays, like X-rays, have no charge and are unaffected by
external electric or magnetic fields.
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Ernest Rutherford used α
particles to prove the
structure of atoms.
The majority of particles
penetrated the gold foil
undeflected.
Sometimes, α particles were
deflected at a large angle.
Sometimes, α particles
bounced back in the direction
from which they had come.
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Rutherford proposed a new
model for the atom:
Positive charge is concentrated
in the nucleus.
The nucleus accounts for most
of an atom’s mass and is an
extremely dense central core
within the atom.
A typical atomic radius is
about 100 pm
A typical nucleus has a radius
of about 5×10–3 pm
1 pm = 1×10–12 m
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Protons are positively
charged particles found in the
nucleus.
Neutrons are electronically
neutral particles found in the
nucleus.
Neutrons are slightly larger
than protons.
2.3 Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes
All atoms can be identified by the number of protons and neutrons
they contain.
The atomic number (Z) is the number of protons in the nucleus.
Atoms are neutral, so it’s also the number of electrons.
Protons determine the identity of an element. For example,
nitrogen’s atomic number is 7, so every nitrogen has 7 protons.
The mass number (A) is the total number of protons and neutrons.
Protons and neutrons are collectively referred to as nucleons.
Mass number
(number of protons + neutrons)
Atomic number
(number of protons)
A
Z
X
Elemental symbol
Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes
Most elements have two or more isotopes, atoms that have the
same atomic number (Z) but different mass numbers (A).
1 proton
0 neutrons
1 proton
1 neutron
1 proton
2 neutrons
Isotopes of the same element exhibit similar chemical properties,
forming the same types of compounds and displaying similar
reactivities.
2.4 Average Atomic Mass
Atomic mass is the mass of an atom in atomic mass units (amu).
1 amu = 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom
The average atomic mass on the periodic table represents the
average mass of the naturally occurring mixture of isotopes.
Isotope
Isotopic mass (amu)
Natural
abundance (%)
12C
12.00000
98.93
13C
13.003355
1.07
Average mass (C) = (0.9893)(12.00000 amu) + (0.0107)(13.003355 amu)
= 12.01 amu
2.5 The Periodic Table
The periodic table is a chart in which elements having similar
chemical and physical properties are grouped together.
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Elements are arranged in periods, horizontal rows, in order of
increasing atomic number.
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Elements can be categorized as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids.
Metals are good conductors
of heat and electricity.
Nonmetals are poor
conductors of heat or
electricity.
Metalloids have
intermediate properties.
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A vertical column is known as a group.
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Group 1A elements (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr) are called alkali metals.
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Group 2A elements (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra) are called alkaline
earth metals.
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Group 6A elements (O, S, Se, Te, Po) are called chalcogens.
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Group 7A elements (F, Cl, Br, I, At) are called halogens.
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Group 8A elements (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn) are called the noble
gases.
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Groups 1B and 3B-8B are called the transition elements or
transition metals.
2.6 The Mole and Molar Mass
The mole is defined as the amount of a substance that contains as
many elementary entities as there are atoms in exactly 12 g of
carbon-12.
This experimentally determined number is called Avogadro’s
number (NA).
NA = 6.0221415 x 1023
We normally round this to 6.022×1023.
1 mole = 6.022×1023, just like 1 dozen = 12 or 1 gross = 144.
The Mole
One mole each of some
familiar substances:
Helium (in balloon)
Water
Aluminum
Sugar (Sucrose)
Copper
Salt (Sodium Chloride)
Molar Mass
The molar mass of a substance is the mass in grams of one mole of
the substance.
By definition, the mass of a mole of carbon-12 is exactly 12 g.
Mass of 1 carbon-12 atom: exactly 12 amu
Mass of 1 mole of carbon-12: exactly 12 g
Although molar mass specifies the mass of one mole, making the
units (g), we usually express molar masses in units of grams per
mole (g/mol) to facilitate cancellation of units in calculations.
Interconverting Mass, Moles, and Number of Atoms
Molar mass is the conversion factor from mass to moles, and vice
versa.
Avogadro’s constant converts from moles to atoms.
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Chapter Summary: Key Points
Atoms
Elements
The Atomic Theory
Discovery of the Electron
Radioactivity
The Proton and the Nucleus
Nuclear Model of the Atom
The Neutron
Atomic Number
Mass Number
Average Atomic Mass
The Periodic Table
Molar Mass